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Westlake

City · Cuyahoga County · 34,228 residents · 1.5% municipal income tax

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Local events in Westlake

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  1. Read with a Witch

    10:30 to 11 a.m. · Westlake Porter Public Library · Free · From Westlake Porter Public Library

  2. Chess Club

    2 to 3 p.m. · Westlake Porter Public Library · Free · From Westlake Porter Public Library

  3. Finger Knitting Fun

    3 to 4 p.m. · Westlake Porter Public Library · Free · From Westlake Porter Public Library

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How Westlake began

Joseph Cahoon, who had migrated with his family from Vergennes, Vermont, located on the east side of Cahoon Creek on the morning of October 10, 1810 -- the first white settler of what was then Dover Township, on Lake Erie's south shore west of Cleveland; that same evening Asahel Porter's family arrived as well. The township split repeatedly as it grew -- its northern strip broke off as Bay Village in 1901 and part of its southern territory joined North Olmsted in 1912 -- before the remaining residents incorporated as Dover Village in 1911 or 1913 (sources disagree); to avoid confusion with Dover in Tuscarawas County, the village was renamed Westlake in 1940 and became a city in 1957. A grape-growing region into the late 19th century and rural through the first half of the 20th, Westlake grew rapidly as a Cleveland suburb after completion of Interstate 90 and is now home to Crocker Park, the Clague House museum, and the headquarters of several major employers, with a 2020 population of about 34,000.

Settled 1810-10-10 (Joseph Cahoon), incorporated 1911 (Dover Village, per the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History) or 1913 (per Wikipedia), sources disagree; 1940 (renamed Westlake); 1957 (city), by Joseph Cahoon and Asahel Porter.

Where the name comes from

The community was originally Dover Township, then incorporated as Dover Village, both named for Dover, England (a common Connecticut Western Reserve naming pattern). Persistent mail and record mix-ups with Dover in Tuscarawas County led the village to rename itself Westlake in 1940, describing its position on Lake Erie's western shore relative to Cleveland.

Before the town

No source we reviewed names a specific Native American village, trail or burial site within present Westlake. 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. — Joseph Cahoon, with his wife and seven children, arrives from Vergennes, Vermont by wagon and settles on lot eighty-five at the mouth of Cahoon Creek, completing a log house within four days; the same evening, Asahel Porter's family and his 17-year-old nephew Leverett Johnson also arrive in Dover Township.
  2. — Joseph Cahoon raises the frame of the first grist-mill west of the Cuyahoga River, on Cahoon Creek, on the same day as Oliver Hazard Perry's victory on Lake Erie.
  3. — Mrs. Asahel Porter drowns in Rocky River.
  4. — Joseph Cahoon dies at his home in Dover Township at age seventy-five.
  5. — The Cahoon Pioneer Association holds its first annual celebration of Joseph Cahoon's 1810 settlement, on the spot where he built his log house, using the same tea kettle from the family's first meal in Dover.
  6. — Dover Township's lake-shore region is largely devoted to grape culture, an extensive and profitable business.
  7. — Dover Township's northern strip along Lake Erie separates to form Bay Village.
  8. — Part of Dover Township's southern territory joins North Olmsted.
  9. — The remaining Dover Township residents incorporate as Dover Village -- the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History gives 1911, Wikipedia gives 1913.
  10. — Dover Village is renamed Westlake to end confusion with Dover in Tuscarawas County.
  11. — Westlake's population is 3,200.
  12. — Westlake becomes a city.
  13. — A house recently bought by Black pastor John R. Compton is firebombed in Westlake, causing about $10,000 in damage; the mayor draws criticism for saying the community should have been 'prepared to accept a Negro family.'
  14. — Westlake's population reaches 27,018, up from 15,989 in 1970 and 19,483 in 1980.

Stories

A tea kettle, a riding whip, and Perry's victory

Joseph Cahoon's family reached the mouth of what became Cahoon Creek on the morning of October 10, 1810, having traveled from Vergennes, Vermont by wagon behind four horses, with a fifth horse carrying the daughters in turns to ease a grueling trip; the family slept in the wagon-box until Cahoon finished a log house four days later. The tea kettle that cooked their very first meal in Dover Township survived in the family for generations, and when the Cahoon Pioneer Association held its first reunion on the spot in 1860, the old kettle steeped the tea and pies were baked from apples off the first fruit tree Cahoon had planted. Three years after arriving, on September 10, 1813, Cahoon raised the frame of the first grist-mill built west of the Cuyahoga River -- the very same day, an old local record notes, that Oliver Hazard Perry won his naval victory on Lake Erie, so that mill-raisings and barn-raisings all along the lakeshore shared the date with one of the war's turning points. A locust switch that Cahoon's son Joel cut as a riding whip on an 1814 errand to Brownhelm, then planted at the family homestead on his return, grew into a massive shade tree still remembered as a living relic of Dover's first family.

A firebombing and a mayor's response

In September 1966, a house in Westlake recently purchased by John R. Compton, a Black pastor, was firebombed, causing roughly $10,000 in damage though no injuries. The incident happened as Cleveland-area suburbs, almost uniformly white through the postwar building boom, were beginning -- unevenly and often reluctantly -- to face open-housing pressure. Westlake's mayor drew sharp criticism for his public response, which suggested the community should simply have been 'prepared to accept a Negro family,' a comment read by critics as excusing the attack as a predictable reaction rather than treating it as a crime. The episode is a rare specifically documented flashpoint in what was, across Cleveland's western suburbs generally, a quieter but pervasive pattern of housing discrimination in the 1960s.

Photographs

Westlake City Hall.
Westlake City Hall. (2020-09-17)
Photo: City of Westlake (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · archive.org · case.edu

Historic places

2 places in Westlake on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Clague HouseBuilding · Westlake · listed 1976
    Address
    1371 Clague Rd.
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44145
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001408
    Coordinates
    41.46675, -81.88193

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  2. Lilly HouseBuilding · Westlake · listed 2006
    Address
    27946 Center Ridge Rd.
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County · ZIP 44145
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2006
    NRIS reference number
    06000270
    Coordinates
    41.44503, -81.93191

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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

Lake Erie, through an 8-foot pipe running 2.5 miles offshore from the Westlake shoreline The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Westlake's boundary: 1 hospital, 1 dialysis center, 7 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 5 public schools, 4 private schools, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 3 public charging sites, 1 Superfund site, 4 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 14 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Uh St. John Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Westlake
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Beds
    143
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Medicare reports it as
    Uh St John Medical Center
    Phone
    (440) 835-8000
    Medicare ID
    360123

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fmc - Ohio Renal Care Group WestlakeDialysis · Westlake
    Address
    26024 Detroit Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    Dialysis stations
    23
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1999-02-10
    Phone
    (440) 835-1139
    Medicare ID
    362609

    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 (7)

  1. Brookdale Westlake Village5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    28450 Westlake Village Drive, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    60
    Residents on an average day
    55
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 892-6200
    Medicare ID
    366373

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

  2. Crocker Pointe Health and RehabilitationNot rated · Westlake
    Address
    4000 Crocker Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    96
    Residents on an average day
    87
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 471-7100
    Medicare ID
    725006

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

  3. Huntington Woods Care & Rehab Center5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    27705 Westchester Parkway, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    82
    Residents on an average day
    78
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    5 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 835-5661
    Medicare ID
    366362

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

  4. Life Care Center of Westlake2 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    26520 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    119
    Residents on an average day
    100
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 871-3030
    Medicare ID
    365048

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

  5. Lutheran Home4 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    2116 Dover Center Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    40
    Residents on an average day
    59
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 871-0090
    Medicare ID
    365020

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

  6. Rae Ann Suburban2 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    29505 Detroit Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    95
    Residents on an average day
    81
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    1 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $10,065, 1 payment denial (latest 2023-11-13)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 871-5181
    Medicare ID
    365845

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

  7. Rae-Ann Westlake4 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    28303 Detroit Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Certified beds
    130
    Residents on an average day
    106
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 871-0500
    Medicare ID
    365115

    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. Westlake Fire Department - Station 2Westlake
    Address
    2110 Columbia Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    Coordinates
    41.45669, -81.90423

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

  2. Westlake Fire Department Station 1Westlake
    Address
    3200 Crocker Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    Coordinates
    41.44253, -81.94807

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

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.

Public schools (5)

  1. Dover Intermediate School5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    2240 Dover Center Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    School district
    Westlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    496
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    34.8
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    92.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    029207
    NCES school ID
    390450601976

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

  2. Lee Burneson Middle School5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    2260 Dover Center Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    School district
    Westlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    481
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    41.07
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90%
    Ohio building IRN
    020073
    NCES school ID
    390450601975

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

  3. Westlake AcademyWestlake
    Address
    26830 Detroit Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    32
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    2
    NCES school ID
    391003810853

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Westlake Elementary School4.5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    27555 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    School district
    Westlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,236
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    76.85
    Report card, 2025-26
    4.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    90.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    001677
    NCES school ID
    390450601971

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

  5. Westlake High School5 of 5 stars · Westlake
    Address
    27830 Hilliard Blvd, Westlake, OH 44145
    School district
    Westlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,063
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    70.6
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    92.1%
    Four-year graduation rate
    97.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    040758
    NCES school ID
    390450601977

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ 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. Montessori Children's SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Westlake
    Address
    28370 Bassett Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Kind
    nonsectarian, special program
    Students, 2023-24
    32
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    5
    Students per teacher
    6.4
    Phone
    (440) 871-8773
    NCES private school ID
    01064846

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. St Bernadette Elementary SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Westlake
    Address
    2300 Clague Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    333
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    22.3
    Students per teacher
    14.9327
    Phone
    (440) 734-7717
    NCES private school ID
    01059053

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. The Nest Elementary SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian · Westlake
    Address
    27386 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Kind
    nonsectarian
    Students, 2023-24
    12
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Students per teacher
    12
    Phone
    (440) 835-2929
    NCES private school ID
    K9304368

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Westshore Montessori SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Westlake
    Address
    26536 Detroit Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Kind
    nonsectarian, special program
    Students, 2023-24
    8
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    5.6
    Students per teacher
    1.42857
    Phone
    (440) 899-7911
    NCES private school ID
    A9503299

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Dover Center Cr 58 over Cahoon CreekPoor · built 1996
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1996
    Length
    22 ft
    Owner
    County
    Vehicles a day
    12,658
    Coordinates
    41.45735, -81.92190

    National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Porter Public LibraryCentral library · Westlake
    Address
    27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake, OH 44145
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Porter Public Library
    Open
    3,551 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    77,005 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    286,936
    System's loans, FY2024
    872,099
    People the system serves
    34,228
    Phone
    (440) 871-2600

    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 (1)

  1. Westlake Historical SocietyHistorical society · Westlake
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Westlake
    Coordinates
    41.46845, -81.88241

    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. Westlake Police DepartmentWestlake
    Address
    27300 Hilliard Boulevard, Westlake, OH 44145
    Coordinates
    41.46118, -81.92327

    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 (3)

  1. Crocker Park Detroit Road Garage - Level 1A - Tesla Destination3 Level 2 · Westlake
    Address
    1940 Crocker Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Ports
    3 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    Tesla Destination
    Phone
    877-798-3752

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

  2. GEMINI TOWER I EV CHARGE24 Level 2 · Westlake
    Address
    1991 Crocker Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

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

  3. Westlake Recreation Center2 Level 2 · Westlake
    Address
    28955 Hilliard BLVD., Westlake, OH 44145
    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 ↗

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

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Westshore Metal FinishingSuperfund program · Westlake
    Address
    959 Bassett Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510005
    EPA registry ID
    110022918574

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (4)

  1. Bonne Bell LlcToxics Release Inventory · Westlake
    Address
    1006 Crocker Rd, Westlake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44145BNNBL16CRC
    EPA registry ID
    110000904718

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bristol Metal ProductsToxics Release Inventory · West Lake
    Address
    27070 Detroit Rd, West Lake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    TRI_OFFSITE_300
    EPA registry ID
    110070691089

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Usg Interiors, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Westlake
    Address
    1000 Crocker Road, Westlake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44145MRCNM1000C
    EPA registry ID
    110012520744

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. X-I-M Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Westlake
    Address
    1169 Bassett Rd., Westlake, OH 44145
    County
    Cuyahoga County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    44145XMPRD1169B
    EPA registry ID
    110000388198

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (14)

  1. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-08-21 · Westlake
    Reported
    2025-08-21
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001431

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

  2. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-08-08 · Westlake
    Reported
    2024-08-08
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001379

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

  3. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-08-08 · Westlake
    Reported
    2024-08-08
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2408EPA0001376

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

  4. Material Gray Reached water2024-07-18 · Westlake
    Reported
    2024-07-18
    What spilled
    Material Gray
    Reached a waterway
    18 - Sperry Creek
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001224

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

  5. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2024-05-28 · Westlake
    Reported
    2024-05-28
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2405EPA0000890

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

  6. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-11-30 · Westlake
    Reported
    2023-11-30
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0002004

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

  7. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-08-11 · North Ridgeville
    Reported
    2022-08-11
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Largest amount reported
    90 gallons
    Where
    North Ridgeville, Lorain County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2208EPA0001219

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

  8. Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)2021-06-13 · Westlake
    Reported
    2021-06-13
    What spilled
    Fat(S) / Oil / Grease / Tallow Food Types (Fog)
    Largest amount reported
    2 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000850

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

  9. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-08-23 · Westlake
    Reported
    2026-08-23
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001581

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

  10. Oil Transformer Pcb2026-08-11 · Cleveland
    Reported
    2026-08-11
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001471

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

  11. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-08-11 · Cleveland
    Reported
    2026-08-11
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Where
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001470

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

  12. Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)2026-06-02 · Westlake
    Reported
    2026-06-02
    What spilled
    Oil Petroleum Not Otherwise Specified (Nos)
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2606EPA0000966

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

  13. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-05-18 · Westlake
    Reported
    2026-05-18
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    25 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2605EPA0000829

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

  14. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2026-03-14 · Westlake
    Reported
    2026-03-14
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Where
    Westlake, Cuyahoga County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2603EPA0000389

    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 Westlake, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44145 Westlake 100% Lake Erie, through an 8-foot pipe running 2.5 miles offshore from the Westlake shoreline 4.0 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1981 Westlake City · 5 stars overall 1.3% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Westlake, 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

No nearby place shares a ZIP code with Westlake in the atlas yet.

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
2.97 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
35.6 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
36.1 in
a normal year brings 58.7 in
a normal year
41.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 2.97 — 29
September 2026 2.44 — 30
August 2026 6.46 — 31
July 2026 4.35 — 31
June 2026 2.71 — 30
May 2026 4.16 — 31
April 2026 6.30 — 30
March 2026 3.40 1.3 31
February 2026 0.59 7.0 28
January 2026 2.18 27.8 31
December 2025 2.39 13.6 31
November 2025 2.08 3.8 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 65.5 in
Driest year1963 — 18.3 in
Snowiest year2005 — 98.6 in
Wettest day on record7 September 1996 — 4.78 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day25 November 1950 — 13.57 in
Deepest snow on the ground5 February 2009 — 19.64 in

Mostly estimated. Only 7% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Westlake - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

56,915 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-29. 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 Westlake: 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
84
those placed on the map inside Westlake
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste20
Wastewater and stormwater discharge20
Air pollution18
Voluntary cleanup11
Sewer and water-line construction5
Contaminated-site cleanup2
Landfills2
Site assessment2
Composting1
Public drinking water1
Source-water protection1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
HCH, LLC Voluntary cleanup inspection
THE SANCTUARY OF OLMSTED TOWNSHIP - PHASE 5 Sewer and water-line construction permit
THE SANCTUARY OF OLMSTED TOWNSHIP - PHASE 5 Sewer and water-line construction permit
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
HCH, LLC Voluntary cleanup inspection
AMERICAN METALS CORP Air pollution inspection
WESTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
WESTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
WESTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills inspection
THE FIVE SUBDIVISION Sewer and water-line construction permit
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
WESTLAKE CITY LANDFILL Landfills report
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water inspection
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water inspection
WEST SHORE CREMATION Air pollution report
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water report
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
DELETE-CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PWS Public drinking water plan
WEST SHORE CREMATION Air pollution report

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 Westlake, Ohio in?

Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with 34,228 residents.

When was Westlake, Ohio founded?

Westlake was settled 1810-10-10 (Joseph Cahoon); incorporated 1911 (Dover Village, per the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History) or 1913 (per Wikipedia), sources disagree; 1940 (renamed Westlake); 1957 (city). Founders on record: Joseph Cahoon and Asahel Porter. Source

How did Westlake, Ohio get its name?

The community was originally Dover Township, then incorporated as Dover Village, both named for Dover, England (a common Connecticut Western Reserve naming pattern). Source

What ZIP code is Westlake, Ohio?

Most of Westlake is in ZIP code 44145.

Where does Westlake, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Westlake (Cleveland Public Water System): Lake Erie, through an 8-foot pipe running 2.5 miles offshore from the Westlake shoreline.

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