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Shaker Heights

City · Cuyahoga County · 29,426 residents · 2.25% municipal income tax

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How Shaker Heights began

Shaker Heights takes its name from the North Union Shaker community, founded in 1822 by Ralph Russell and just over 80 followers, who dammed Doan Brook for mills and lakes and grew to about 300 residents by 1850 before dwindling and closing in 1889. Developers Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen bought the old Shaker land in 1905 and built what is described as Ohio's first garden-style planned suburb, incorporated as Shaker Village in 1912 and chartered as a city in 1931. From the late 1950s Shaker Heights pursued deliberate racial integration, and in 1986 became one of the first American cities to fund it directly through the Fund for the Future of Shaker Heights, which offers loans to buyers who integrate a neighborhood; the city of about 29,000 is now known both for that history and for the rapid-transit Blue and Green Lines that carry its name to downtown Cleveland.

Settled 1822 (North Union Shaker community), platted 1905-1912 (Van Sweringen brothers' planned suburb), incorporated 1912 (Shaker Village); 1931 (city), by North Union Shakers (Ralph Russell, founder); Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen (suburb developers).

Where the name comes from

Shaker Heights takes its name from the North Union Shaker religious community that settled and farmed the land from 1822 to 1889, combined with 'Heights' for the elevated plateau east of Cleveland where the Van Sweringen brothers built their planned suburb starting in 1905.

Before the town

No source we reviewed names a specific Native American village, trail or burial site within present Shaker Heights. The area lies within the Connecticut Western Reserve, secured for settlement by the 1785 Treaty of Fort McIntosh and the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.

Timeline

  1. — Ralph Russell and just over 80 followers found the North Union Shaker community on Doan Brook.
  2. — The North Union Shakers build dams on Doan Brook, creating lakes and mills, including the settlement's stone grist mill.
  3. — The North Union Shaker community peaks at about 300 residents.
  4. — The North Union Shaker community closes.
  5. — The old Shaker stone grist mill is blown up for its sandstone.
  6. — Brothers Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen buy the former Shaker land to build a planned suburb.
  7. — The community incorporates as Shaker Village.
  8. — A streetcar line, ancestor of today's Green Line, begins service through the new suburb.
  9. — A second streetcar line, ancestor of today's Blue Line, begins service.
  10. — Shaker Heights is chartered as a city.
  11. — The North Union Shaker Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  12. — Revolutionary War veteran Moses Warren, who emigrated from Connecticut in 1815 at age 55, builds a frame farmhouse on 154 acres south of present Chagrin Boulevard -- the oldest existing house in Shaker Heights.
  13. — The Moses Warren House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  14. — Shaker Heights establishes the Fund for the Future of Shaker Heights, offering down-payment loans to home buyers who integrate segregated neighborhoods.
  15. — Tower East, the last building in the United States designed by architect Walter Gropius, is completed on Chagrin Boulevard.

Stories

From celibate farmers to a garden suburb

Ralph Russell led just over eighty followers to found the North Union Shaker community on Doan Brook in 1822, part of the same celibate, communal religious movement that built Shaker settlements across the Northeast and Midwest. Over three decades the North Union Shakers dammed the brook to power mills and create lakes, farmed the surrounding land, and grew to roughly 300 residents by 1850 before decline set in; the community formally closed in 1889, and in 1895 its stone grist mill was blown up simply to salvage the sandstone. A decade later, in 1905, developers Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen bought the same land and, borrowing its name, built what is described as Ohio's first garden-style planned suburb -- curving streets, mandated setbacks and deed restrictions replacing the Shakers' communal farmland, with two streetcar lines (1913 and 1920) laid down to connect the new houses to Cleveland jobs. What had been a religious commune's mills and dams for seventy years became, within another generation, the transit-linked residential suburb whose old Shaker name it still carries.

Paying to integrate a neighborhood, block by block

By the late 1950s Shaker Heights, like many Cleveland-area suburbs, faced the familiar postwar pattern of white flight as Black families began moving into a few of its neighborhoods -- a process that elsewhere routinely tipped a block from all-white to all-Black within a few years and depressed property values along the way. Shaker Heights residents and city government instead organized deliberately for stable integration, and in 1986 the city went further than encouragement: it created the Fund for the Future of Shaker Heights, which offers direct financial incentives -- special down-payment loans -- to home buyers whose race would help integrate a given neighborhood, white buyers moving into predominantly Black areas and Black buyers into predominantly white ones alike. The fund, paired with an ongoing city housing office, is often cited as one of the earlier and more durable municipal efforts in the country to use direct financial tools, rather than just fair-housing law, to keep neighborhoods integrated rather than letting market pressure resegregate them.

The oldest house and the newest tower, a mile apart on Chagrin

Moses Warren was fifty-five when he made the roughly 600-mile trip from Connecticut to the Western Reserve with his wife and four children in 1815, seven weeks by horse-drawn wagon, following a son who had arrived five years earlier. In 1816 he bought 154 acres for $456 south of what is now Chagrin Boulevard, and the next year built a frame farmhouse using sandstone quarried nearby for its foundation, engineering a spring channel under the cellar to keep food cold. Warren farmed corn and potatoes, ran livestock, served as a Warrensville town officer and postmaster, and helped found one of the area's first churches in 1831, living to ninety-one -- long enough to watch the frontier he had settled become established farmland. His son sold the property in 1865, and it passed through farming ownership until Shaker Heights' 1920s development finally subdivided the original 154 acres; the house itself survived, was listed on the National Register in 1974, and remains the oldest standing house in Shaker Heights. A little over a century and a half after Warren built it by hand, architect Walter Gropius designed Tower East nearby on the same Chagrin corridor -- completed in 1969, it was Gropius's last American building, and today the two structures, a pioneer's farmhouse and a modernist master's final commission, sit within blocks of each other on the same road.

Photographs

The North Union Shaker Settlement's stone grist mill, photographed before it was blown up for its sandstone in 1895.
The North Union Shaker Settlement's stone grist mill, photographed before it was blown up for its sandstone in 1895. (before 1899)
Photo: Photographer unknown, public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Historical marker for the North Union Shaker Historic Site, Shaker Heights.
Historical marker for the North Union Shaker Historic Site, Shaker Heights. (2012-09-29)
Photo: Annatha84 (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · clevelandhistorical.org · en.wikipedia.org

Historic places

4 places in Shaker Heights on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Commodore Apartment BuildingBuilding · Shaker Heights · listed 1983
    Address
    15610 Van Aken Blvd.
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44120
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83001951
    Coordinates
    41.46648, -81.56865

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  2. Strong, Jacob, HouseBuilding · Shaker Heights
    Address
    18829 Fairmount Blvd.
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44118
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2023
    NRIS reference number
    100009131
    Coordinates
    41.48671, -81.54753

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  3. Tower EastBuilding · Shaker Heights · listed 2014
    Address
    20600 Chagrin Blvd.
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44122
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2014
    NRIS reference number
    14000029
    Coordinates
    41.46187, -81.53405

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  4. Warren, Moses, HouseBuilding · Shaker Heights · listed 1974
    Address
    3535 Ingleside Rd.
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44122
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001462
    Coordinates
    41.46330, -81.55509

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

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Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Shaker Heights's boundary: 2 dialysis centers, 1 nursing home, 2 fire and EMS stations, 1 high-hazard dam, 8 public schools, 4 private schools, 2 libraries, 4 museums, 1 police station, 11 public charging sites, 54 stations and terminals and 4 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Dialysis centers (2)

  1. Center For Dialysis Care, ShakerDialysis · Shaker Heights
    Address
    18720 Chagrin Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Dialysis stations
    46
    Medicare star rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Shift starting after 5 pm
    Yes
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Centers for Dialysis Care
    Medicare certified since
    1996-01-05
    Phone
    (216) 295-7000
    Medicare ID
    362553

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Fmc - Ohio Renal Care Group Home Dialysis ProgramDialysis · Cleveland
    Address
    2429 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Cleveland, OH 44120
    Dialysis stations
    5
    Medicare star rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Services
    peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1989-11-10
    Phone
    (216) 421-1013
    Medicare ID
    362570

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (1)

  1. Shaker Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center5 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3550 Northfield Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    45
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    4 fines totalling $18,306 (latest 2023-09-11)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    LIONSTONE CARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (216) 752-5600
    Medicare ID
    366021

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Shaker Heights Fire Department - Station 2Shaker Heights
    Address
    2801 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Coordinates
    41.47903, -81.53560

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  2. Shaker Heights Fire Department Station 1Shaker Heights
    Address
    17000 Chagrin Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Coordinates
    41.46421, -81.56119

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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

High-hazard dams (1)

  1. Upper Shaker Lake Dam UnsatisfactoryDoan Brook · condition: unsatisfactory
    Hazard class
    High: a failure would probably cost a life
    Condition
    Unsatisfactory (assessed 05/01/2023)
    River or stream
    Doan Brook
    Purpose
    Recreation
    Type
    Earth
    Height
    30 ft
    Storage
    155 acre-feet
    Completed
    1852
    Owner type
    Local Government
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Nearest town (NID)
    Cleveland Heights
    Last inspection
    03/29/2023
    Emergency action plan
    Yes
    NID ID
    OH00353

    National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.

Public schools (8)

  1. Boulevard Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    14900 Drexmore Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    284
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    19
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    84.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    003244
    NCES school ID
    390447501607

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Fernway Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    17420 Fernway Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    290
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    86.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    011536
    NCES school ID
    390447501609

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Lomond Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    17917 Lomond Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    372
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    20
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    021279
    NCES school ID
    390447501610

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Mercer Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    23325 Wimbledon Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    309
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    22
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    024307
    NCES school ID
    390447501613

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Onaway Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3115 Woodbury Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    419
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    028647
    NCES school ID
    390447501615

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Shaker Hts High School4 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    15911 Aldersyde Dr, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,474
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    108.6
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    78.4%
    Four-year graduation rate
    98%
    Ohio building IRN
    034108
    NCES school ID
    390447501616

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Shaker Hts Middle School4 of 5 stars · Shaker Heights
    Address
    20600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    School district
    Shaker Heights City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    644
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    54
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    004457
    NCES school ID
    390447501608

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Woodbury Elementary SchoolShaker Heights
    Address
    15400 S Woodland Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    642
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46.1
    NCES school ID
    390447504323

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (4)

  1. Hathaway Brown SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian · Shaker Heights
    Address
    19600 N Park Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Kind
    nonsectarian
    Students, 2023-24
    665
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    127.4
    Students per teacher
    5.21978
    Phone
    (216) 932-4214
    NCES private school ID
    01064052

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Laurel SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian · Shaker Heights
    Address
    1 Lyman Cir, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Kind
    nonsectarian
    Students, 2023-24
    441
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    60.6
    Students per teacher
    7.27723
    Phone
    (216) 455-3002
    NCES private school ID
    A1790412

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. St Dominic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3455 Norwood Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    204
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15.4
    Students per teacher
    13.2468
    Phone
    (216) 561-4400
    NCES private school ID
    01058887

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. The Reserve SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Shaker Heights
    Address
    22001 Fairmount Blvd, Bldg E, Shaker Heights, OH 44118
    Kind
    nonsectarian, special program
    Students, 2023-24
    18
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    3.4
    Students per teacher
    5.29412
    Phone
    (216) 320-8972
    NCES private school ID
    A2302365

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (2)

  1. Bertram Woods BranchBranch · Shaker Heights
    Address
    20600 Fayette Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Shaker Heights Public Library
    Open
    2,600 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    11,903 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    274,768
    System's loans, FY2024
    764,588
    People the system serves
    33,188
    Phone
    (216) 991-2421

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Shaker Heights Public LibraryCentral library · Shaker Heights
    Address
    16500 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Shaker Heights Public Library
    Open
    3,588 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    65,179 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    274,768
    System's loans, FY2024
    764,588
    People the system serves
    33,188
    Phone
    (216) 991-2030

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (4)

  1. Cleveland CarouselHistorical society · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47265, -81.53876

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Nature Center At Shaker LakesArboretum or botanical garden · Cleveland
    What it is
    Arboretum or botanical garden
    City
    Cleveland
    Coordinates
    41.48352, -81.57224

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. Negro League Baseball Legends Hall Of FameMuseum · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46571, -81.54011

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  4. Shaker Historical MuseumHistorical society · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.48180, -81.56248

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. Shaker Heights Police DepartmentShaker Heights
    Address
    3355 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Coordinates
    41.46814, -81.56455

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (11)

  1. City Hall Annex2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3358 Lee Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    Contact station for hours of availability.
    Phone
    833-692-6787

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. First Unitarian Church - Cleveland2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    Non-Networked
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    216-751-2320

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Green Road Station2 Level 2 · Shaker Height
    Address
    2800 South Green Road, Shaker Height, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    FLO
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-356-8911

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Larchmere Public Parking2 Level 2 · Cleveland
    Address
    13051 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    Contact station for hours of availability.
    Phone
    833-692-6787

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Shaker Heights City Hall2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3380 Lee Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    833-692-6787

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  6. Shaker Heights Plaza - Tesla Supercharger DC fast12 DC fast · Shaker Heights
    Address
    20040-20200 Van Aken Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    12 DC fast
    Plugs
    Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    Tesla
    Hours
    24 hours daily. Please check Tesla's online station map to see if an adapter is required at this location.
    Phone
    877-798-3752

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. The Dealership1 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3558 Lee Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
    Ports
    1 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    Free
    Phone
    216-455-5499

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  8. The Van Aken District Parking Garage2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3401 Tuttle Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    833-692-6787

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Thornton Park2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3301 Warrensville Center Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Price
    $0.20 per kWh; Minimum payment of $0.50
    Phone
    833-692-6787

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  10. VAN AKEN DIST EV 12 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    3401 tuttle rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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  11. Van Aken District Garage2 Level 2 · Shaker Heights
    Address
    20305 Van Aken Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122
    Ports
    2 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    AMPUP
    Hours
    Contact station for hours of availability.
    Phone
    833-692-6787

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Stations and terminals (54)

  1. AshbyTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46840, -81.57240

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Ashby StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46859, -81.57273

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Ashby StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46843, -81.57247

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. AttleboroTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47880, -81.55840

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Attleboro StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47897, -81.55870

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Attleboro StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47882, -81.55815

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. AvalonTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46640, -81.55810

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Avalon StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46656, -81.55937

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. BelvoirTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47920, -81.52750

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Belvoir StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47851, -81.52728

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. CourtlandTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47840, -81.54330

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Courtland StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47852, -81.54283

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  13. CoventryTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.48310, -81.58410

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  14. Coventry StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48334, -81.58469

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  15. Coventry StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48323, -81.58427

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  16. EatonTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47860, -81.55000

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  17. Eaton StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47847, -81.55006

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  18. FarnsleighTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46640, -81.53990

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  19. Farnsleigh StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46663, -81.53980

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  20. Farnsleigh StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46654, -81.53931

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  21. GreenTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47790, -81.51700

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  22. Green Rd StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47853, -81.51819

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  23. Green Rd StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47858, -81.51819

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  24. Green Rd Station (Bus)Rail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47880, -81.51838

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  25. KenmoreTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46640, -81.55160

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  26. Kenmore StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46661, -81.55309

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  27. Lee - GreenTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.48070, -81.56510

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  28. Lee -BlueTransit center or station · Cleveland
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Cleveland
    Coordinates
    41.46640, -81.56500

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  29. LynnfieldTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46640, -81.54660

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  30. Lynnfield StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46657, -81.54590

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  31. OnawayTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47180, -81.57640

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  32. Onaway StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47223, -81.57693

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  33. Onaway StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47189, -81.57646

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  34. S Woodland StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47889, -81.58451

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  35. Shaker & Lee StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48096, -81.56582

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  36. Shaker & Lee StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48072, -81.56428

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  37. Shaker & Southington StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48240, -81.57731

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  38. Shaker & Warrensville StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47848, -81.53677

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  39. South ParkTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.48160, -81.57180

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  40. South Park StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.48169, -81.57195

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  41. South WoodlandTransit center or station · Cleveland
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Cleveland
    Coordinates
    41.47890, -81.58440

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  42. Southington - GreenTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.48230, -81.57750

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  43. Southington -BlueTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47550, -81.58060

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  44. Van Aken & Lee StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46656, -81.56543

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  45. Van Aken & Southington StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47581, -81.58105

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  46. Van Aken & Southington StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47555, -81.58067

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  47. Van Aken & Warrensville StnRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46593, -81.53803

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  48. Van Aken & Warrensville StnRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46597, -81.53799

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  49. Van Aken-Warrnsvle Stn(Bus)Rail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.46566, -81.53802

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  50. W Green Rd StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47852, -81.52052

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  51. W Green Rd StationRail transit stop · Greater Cleveland RTA
    What it is
    Rail transit stop
    Operator
    Greater Cleveland RTA
    Coordinates
    41.47857, -81.52052

    BTS National Transit Map (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  52. Warrensville - GreenTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47940, -81.53630

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  53. Warrensville -BlueTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.46480, -81.53630

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  54. West GreenTransit center or station · Shaker Heights
    What it is
    Transit center or station
    City
    Shaker Heights
    Coordinates
    41.47860, -81.51780

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.

Spills reported since 2021 (4)

  1. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos) Reached water2023-01-27 · Shaker Heights
    Reported
    2023-01-27
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Reached a waterway
    Doan Brook
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000133

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-11-28 · Shaker Heights
    Reported
    2022-11-28
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2211EPA0001764

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-04-30 · Shaker Heights
    Reported
    2021-04-30
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000594

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon Reached water2021-03-22 · Shaker Heights
    Reported
    2021-03-22
    What spilled
    Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    18 - Doan Brook
    Where
    Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000377

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Shaker Heights, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44122 Shaker Heights and Beachwood 42% The Five Mile Crib, a small structure about 5 miles out in Lake Erie north of Cleveland's Edgewater Park 1.9 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1954 Shaker Heights City · 4 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44120 Cleveland 38% The Five Mile Crib, a small structure about 5 miles out in Lake Erie north of Cleveland's Edgewater Park 1.6 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1925 Cleveland Municipal · 2.5 stars overall 0.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain
44118 Cleveland Heights and Cleveland 3% The Five Mile Crib, a small structure about 5 miles out in Lake Erie north of Cleveland's Edgewater Park 1.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1934 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City · 3.5 stars overall 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Shaker Heights, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Auditor of State record

The county

Cuyahoga County: 52 ZIP codes, 59 cities, villages and townships, 1,270,867 people.

Nearby places

Cleveland Beachwood Warrensville Heights Cleveland Heights Orange University Heights Woodmere Highland Hills South Euclid East Cleveland

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Shaker Heights, day by day, from 1871 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.94 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
33.6 in
1.8 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
52.6 in
a normal year brings 66.4 in
a normal year
42.2 in
average of 25 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.94 — 28
September 2026 2.60 — 30
August 2026 7.73 — 31
July 2026 2.06 — 31
June 2026 2.63 — 30
May 2026 3.67 — 31
April 2026 5.96 0.0 30
March 2026 3.42 3.4 31
February 2026 0.81 8.9 28
January 2026 2.75 40.3 31
December 2025 3.19 18.5 31
November 2025 2.87 11.4 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 63.8 in
Driest year1963 — 20.9 in
Snowiest year1996 — 121.3 in
Wettest day on record11 August 2017 — 3.73 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day10 November 1996 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground14 November 1996 — 32.99 in

Mostly estimated. Only 10% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Shaker Heights - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

50,505 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Shaker Heights: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
23
those placed on the map inside Shaker Heights
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge10
Air pollution5
Wetland and stream fill3
Hazardous waste2
Medical waste1
Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities1
Scrap tires1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
SHAKER HEIGHTS TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities inspection
WINSLOW/AVALON SEWER REPLACEMENT PHASE 1 & 2 Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CUY - LEE ROAD (CR-8) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wetland and stream fill permit
CUY - LEE ROAD (CR-8) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities permit
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER JUST RITE CLEANERS INC Air pollution report
SAINT DOMINIC'S SCHOOL Air pollution report
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities permit
SHAKER JUST RITE CLEANERS INC Air pollution permit
CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Medical waste registration
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities report
CUY - LEE ROAD (CR-8) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
DOAN BROOK RESTORATION AT HORSESHOE PARK (1629) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS SCHOOLS - WOODBURY MIDDLE YEARS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS SCHOOLS - WOODBURY MIDDLE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PIR 3844 LOMOND AND AVALON Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PIR 3936 - SCOTTSDALE AND AVALON Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHAKER NATURE CENTER EROSION CONTROL & WETLAND Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER NATURE CENTER EROSION CONTROL & WETLAND Wetland and stream fill permit
SHAKER HEIGHTS TRANSFER FACILITY Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facilities inspection

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Shaker Heights, Ohio in?

Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with 29,426 residents.

When was Shaker Heights, Ohio founded?

Shaker Heights was settled 1822 (North Union Shaker community); laid out 1905-1912 (Van Sweringen brothers' planned suburb); incorporated 1912 (Shaker Village); 1931 (city). Founders on record: North Union Shakers (Ralph Russell, founder); Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen (suburb developers). Source

How did Shaker Heights, Ohio get its name?

Shaker Heights takes its name from the North Union Shaker religious community that settled and farmed the land from 1822 to 1889, combined with 'Heights' for the elevated plateau east of Cleveland where the Van Sweringen brothers built their planned suburb starting in 1905. Source

What ZIP code is Shaker Heights, Ohio?

Shaker Heights is served by ZIP codes 44122, 44120 and 44118; 44122 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Shaker Heights, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Shaker Heights (Cleveland Public Water System): The Five Mile Crib, a small structure about 5 miles out in Lake Erie north of Cleveland's Edgewater Park.

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