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Willoughby

City · Lake County · 23,959 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Willoughby

62 events in the next 90 days from 3 public calendars. All local events in Willoughby

  1. Outdoor Market

    8 a.m. to noon · City Hall Parking Lot · From City of Willoughby

  2. Trick or Treat

    7 to 9 p.m. · City-wide · From City of Willoughby

  3. Willoughby Storytime (Ages 0-23 Months)

    10 to 10:30 a.m. · Willoughby Public Library · From Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Notable people from Willoughby

Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans

How Willoughby began

Willoughby's first permanent settler, David Abbott, arrived in 1798 and built a gristmill on a river the local Native people called Sha-ga-rin, or 'clear water' -- later renamed the Chagrin. The settlement took its permanent name in 1835 for Westel Willoughby, Jr., a public-health official whom the founders of a short-lived local medical college hoped to attract to the area; the medical college itself did not last, but the name did. Willoughby holds the unusual distinction of having belonged, over its history, to six different Ohio counties before settling into Lake County, and today is a Cleveland-area suburb whose downtown retains a notable stock of nineteenth-century buildings.

Settled 1798 (David Abbott, first permanent settler), incorporated 1835 (renamed and chartered as Willoughby), by David Abbott.

Where the name comes from

The town was renamed Willoughby in 1835 for Westel Willoughby, Jr., a public health official; the founders of a medical college established in the town at the time hoped invoking his name would help attract students and legitimacy to the fledgling institution. The college did not endure, but the name stuck.

Before the town

The Chagrin River, which runs through Willoughby, carried a Native name before European settlement: local tradition recorded by Wikipedia's Willoughby article holds that Native people called it 'Sha-ga-rin,' meaning 'clear water,' which English speakers eventually corrupted into 'Chagrin.' No other Native village, trail or site specific to Willoughby is documented in the sources consulted. Lake County's broader Native history includes the documented Whittlesey-culture earthwork at Indian Point in neighboring LeRoy Township.

Timeline

  1. — David Abbott becomes Willoughby's first permanent settler and builds a gristmill.
  2. — The settlement is renamed Willoughby, for public-health official Westel Willoughby, Jr., in connection with the founding of a short-lived local medical college.
  3. — The Julia F. Boyce Country Estate (later Van Gorder Manor) is completed at 37819 Euclid Avenue for Joseph H. Boyce and Julia E. French Boyce, one of dozens of Cleveland-money country estates built across Lake County in this era.
  4. — Julia Boyce's daughter Nancy and son-in-law, pharmaceutical executive Albert Hapgood Van Gorder, own and live at the Euclid Avenue estate.
  5. — During World War I, the U.S. Army selects Willoughby as the site of a chemical weapons plant producing lewisite.
  6. — A nine-block Downtown Willoughby Historic District, centered on Erie and River Streets and Euclid Avenue, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29.
  7. — The Boyce estate is separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places in its own right, on July 28.

Stories

A town that changed counties six times

Few Ohio towns have as unsettled an administrative history as Willoughby. Because it sits near the corner where several county lines met and shifted during Ohio's early statehood, Willoughby has at various times belonged to Washington, Jefferson, Trumbull, Geauga, Cuyahoga and finally Lake counties -- a distinction its own historical record calls unique among American towns. The shifting borders reflect how unsettled the Connecticut Western Reserve's internal boundaries still were in the decades after the 1796 survey: as the Reserve filled with settlers, the Ohio legislature kept redrawing county lines to keep county seats within reach of a day's travel by horse, and Willoughby, sitting on the Chagrin River between the growing lake ports, kept ending up on the wrong side of the latest line.

Cleveland money on Euclid Avenue

In the early twentieth century, wealthy Cleveland families built dozens of sprawling country estates across Lake County's western townships, and Willoughby held its share. Joseph and Julia Boyce completed their estate on Euclid Avenue in 1902; after Julia's death in 1903 it passed to her daughter Nancy and son-in-law Albert Hapgood Van Gorder, a pharmaceutical executive, who owned it for more than half a century. Most of Lake County's comparable estates -- with names like Mooreland and Kingwood Farm in Mentor, Hilo Farms and Playmore in Kirtland, Nagirroc and Elmhurst in Wickliffe -- were eventually demolished or converted to institutional and public use as the twentieth century wore on and the great fortunes that built them thinned out; the Boyce estate's survival into the National Register in 2023 makes it one of the more intact reminders of that era.

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

Historic places

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

  1. Boyce, Julia F. Country EstateBuilding · Willoughby
    Address
    37813-19 Euclid Ave.
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County · ZIP 44094
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2023
    NRIS reference number
    100009151
    Coordinates
    41.63405, -81.41189

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

  2. Smart BuildingBuilding · Willoughby · listed 1983
    Address
    4143-4145 Erie St.
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County · ZIP 44094
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1983
    NRIS reference number
    83001989
    Coordinates
    41.63956, -81.40663

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

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, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Willoughby's boundary: 2 hospitals, 1 health center, 2 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 5 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 2 museums, 1 police station, 5 public charging sites, 23 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 17 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. Lake Health West Medical CenterGeneral hospital · Willoughby
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    36000 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Beds
    237
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Phone
    (440) 375-8700

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  2. Windsor - Laurelwood Center for Behavioral MedicinePsychiatric hospital · Willoughby
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    35900 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Beds
    160
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Windsor Laurelwood Center for Behavorial Medicine
    Phone
    (440) 953-3000
    Medicare ID
    364029

    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.

Community health centers (1)

  1. Signature Health New Willoughby ClinicHealth center · Willoughby
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Willoughby
    Coordinates
    41.64602, -81.39037

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Ohio Living Breckenridge Village4 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    36855 Ridge Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Certified beds
    72
    Residents on an average day
    66
    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
    Chain
    OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 942-4342
    Medicare ID
    365581

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

  2. Willoughby Post Acute4 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    37603 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Certified beds
    157
    Residents on an average day
    132
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $39,840 (latest 2025-10-22)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    PACS GROUP
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (440) 951-5551
    Medicare ID
    365305

    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. Willoughby Fire Department Station 1Willoughby
    Address
    37000 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Coordinates
    41.62846, -81.42156

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

  2. Willoughby Fire Department Station 2Willoughby
    Address
    1448 Lost Nation Road, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Coordinates
    41.67743, -81.40083

    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. Edison Elementary School3 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    5288 Karen Isle Dr, Willoughby, OH 44094
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    527
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    33
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    74.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    009985
    NCES school ID
    390451001997

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

  2. Grant Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    2838 Lost Nation Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    533
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    36
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    72.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    014175
    NCES school ID
    390451001999

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

  3. Northern Career InstituteWilloughby
    Address
    34343 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Kind (NCES)
    Career and Technical School
    Students, 2023-24
    137
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    12
    NCES school ID
    390451002013

    NCES school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. South High School4 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    4900 Shankland Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    1,038
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    60
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    77.3%
    Four-year graduation rate
    94.1%
    Ohio building IRN
    035089
    NCES school ID
    390451002009

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

  5. Willoughby Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Willoughby
    Address
    5000 Shankland Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    School district
    Willoughby-Eastlake City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    516
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    40.5
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    67.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    041509
    NCES school ID
    390451002012

    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 (1)

  1. Willoughby Montessori Day SchoolPrivate, nonsectarian, special program · Willoughby
    Address
    5543 Som Center Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Kind
    nonsectarian, special program
    Students, 2023-24
    9
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    2
    Students per teacher
    4.5
    Phone
    (440) 942-4589
    NCES private school ID
    K9304346

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Willoughby Branch LibraryBranch · Willoughby
    Address
    30 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
    Open
    3,536 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    18,800 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    235,716
    System's loans, FY2024
    1,018,500
    People the system serves
    66,639
    Phone
    (440) 942-3200

    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 (2)

  1. Indian Museum Of Lake County OhioMuseum · Willoughby
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Willoughby
    Coordinates
    41.64184, -81.40667

    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. Willoughby Historical SocietyHistorical society · Willoughby
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Willoughby
    Coordinates
    41.63978, -81.40615

    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. Willoughby Police DepartmentWilloughby
    Address
    36700 Euclid Avenue, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Coordinates
    41.62765, -81.42461

    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 (5)

  1. CRW3 CENTRAL STATION 1A2 Level 2 · Willoughby
    Address
    38401 Mentor Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Ports
    2 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 ↗

  2. CRW3 CENTRAL STATION 2B4 Level 2 · Willoughby
    Address
    38501 Mentor Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
    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. LEIKIN MOTOR CO GUEST PARKING2 Level 2 · Willoughby
    Address
    38767 Mentor Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Ports
    2 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 ↗

  4. WILLOUGHBY STATION14 Level 2 · Willoughby
    Address
    1 East Spaulding St, Willoughby, OH 44094, Willoughby, OH 44094
    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 ↗

  5. Willoughby, OH Rechargery @ Sheetz - OH 306 DC fast10 DC fast · Willoughby
    Address
    4145 OH 306, Willoughby, OH 44094
    Ports
    10 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS, Tesla (NACS)
    Network
    IONNA
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    833-466-2474

    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.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (23)

  1. Aexcel CorpToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4580 Beidler Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094XCLCR4580B
    EPA registry ID
    110002110509

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

  2. All-Craft Wellman ProductsToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4839 East 345Th Street, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094LLCRF4839E
    EPA registry ID
    110006307406

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

  3. American Beauty Ceramics IncToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4530 Hamann Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44049MRCNB4530H
    EPA registry ID
    110002110260

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

  4. American Brazing DivisionToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4428 Hamann Pkwy, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    4409WMRCNB4428H
    EPA registry ID
    110004589650

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

  5. Bescast, Inc. (0243160336)Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4600 East 355Th St., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094BSCST4600E
    EPA registry ID
    110000386243

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

  6. Bud IndustriesToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4605 E 355Th St, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094RDSTN4605E
    EPA registry ID
    110000901089

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

  7. Cast NylonsToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4300 Hamann Parkway, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4409WCSTNY43HAM
    EPA registry ID
    110071256656

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

  8. Commercial Anodizing Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    38387 Apollo Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094CMMRC38387
    EPA registry ID
    110000386252

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

  9. Eagle-Picher, Automotive Group Mat DivToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    3911 Ben Hur Ave., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    44094HRBBR3911B
    EPA registry ID
    110002110466

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

  10. Fusion Inc Plant No 2Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4711 Topps Indl. Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094FSNNC4711T
    EPA registry ID
    110000386270

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

  11. Ge Lucalox (0243160086)Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4901 Campbell Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094GNRLLEUCLI
    EPA registry ID
    110000386298

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

  12. Kalcor Coatings CoToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    37721 Stevens Blvd, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094KLCRC37721
    EPA registry ID
    110000386305

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

  13. Mar-Bal Pultrusion Inc (0243162011)Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    38310 Apollo Pkwy, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4409WMRBLP3831A
    EPA registry ID
    110070386102

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

  14. Mar-Bal Pultrusion, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    38310 Apollo Pkwy, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4409WMRBLP3831B
    EPA registry ID
    110070813920

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

  15. Metal Seal & ProdsToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4531 Hamann Parkway, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094MTLSL4531H
    EPA registry ID
    110002446684

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

  16. Metal Seal & ProductsToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4369 Hamann Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094MTLSL4369H
    EPA registry ID
    110027373081

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

  17. Metal Seal & Products, Inc. (0243161213)Toxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4323 Hamann Parkway, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094MTLSL4323H
    EPA registry ID
    110000386314

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

  18. Nupro CoToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    38376 Apollo Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094NPRCM38376
    EPA registry ID
    110000386323

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

  19. Nupro Co IncToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4800 East 345Th Street, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094NPRCM4800E
    EPA registry ID
    110002316967

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

  20. Slabe Machine Prods CoToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4659 Hamann Pky., Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094SLBMC4659H
    EPA registry ID
    110002110493

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

  21. Steel Technologies LlcToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    2220 Joseph Lloyd Pkwy, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094STLTC2220J
    EPA registry ID
    110046569913

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

  22. Swagelok Semiconductor Srvcs CoToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    4803 East 345Th Street, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094KHWRK4803E
    EPA registry ID
    110002110475

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

  23. Tetrad Electronics IncToxics Release Inventory · Willoughby
    Address
    2048 Joseph Lloyd Pkwy, Willoughby, OH 44094
    County
    Lake County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44094TTRDL248JS
    EPA registry ID
    110022411228

    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 (17)

  1. Material Undetermined / Other2025-08-03 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2025-08-03
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2508EPA0001311

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

  2. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2025-05-22 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2025-05-22
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000827

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

  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-03-14 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2025-03-14
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2503EPA0000360

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

  4. Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling2025-02-03 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2025-02-03
    What spilled
    Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2502EPA0000143

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

  5. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2024-07-31 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2024-07-31
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    15 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001313

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

  6. Phosphoric Acid (H3O4P)2024-04-26 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2024-04-26
    What spilled
    Phosphoric Acid (H3O4P)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000695

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

  7. Material Blue Reached water2024-04-11 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2024-04-11
    What spilled
    Material Blue
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000588

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

  8. Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)2024-01-30 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2024-01-30
    What spilled
    Sulfuric Acid (H2S04)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2401EPA0000157

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

  9. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2023-10-19 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2023-10-19
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
    Largest amount reported
    20 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001798

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

  10. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-07-03 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2023-07-03
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001091

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

  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-10-20 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2022-10-20
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    60 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2210EPA0001579

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

  12. Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All) Reached water2022-09-07 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2022-09-07
    What spilled
    Fuel Jet / Kerosene (All); Sheen Rainbow / Hydrocarbon
    Reached a waterway
    43 - Chagrin River
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2209EPA0001363

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

  13. Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant2021-12-08 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2021-12-08
    What spilled
    Oil Cutting /Cutting Oil / Coolant / Lubricant
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001827

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

  14. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-08-30 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2021-08-30
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    35 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001366

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

  15. Drum(S)2021-01-04 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2021-01-04
    What spilled
    Drum(S)
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2101EPA0000014

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

  16. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-07-08 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2026-07-08
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2607EPA0001240

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

  17. Brine De-Icing Road Use Reached water2026-03-16 · Willoughby
    Reported
    2026-03-16
    What spilled
    Brine De-Icing Road Use
    Largest amount reported
    5,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Willoughby, Lake County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2603EPA0000398

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

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
44094 Willoughby 64% Lake Erie, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby 2.4 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1973 Willoughby-Eastlake City · 3.5 stars overall 1.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

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

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
MayorRobert FialaRepublican2029 4372 St. Johns Bluff Ln. Willoughby, OH 44094
Council-at-LargeDaniel J. AndersonRepublican2027 37630 Harlow Dr. Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward OneKristie SieversRepublican2027 988 Bellevue Dr. Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward TwoKen J. Kary2027 1430 Burrard Ct. Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward ThreeJohn Tomaselli2027 38901 Harmondale Rd. Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward FourRobert E. CarrRepublican2027 34976 Aspenwood Ln. Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward FiveLarry Luciano2027 4656 Glenwood Ave Willoughby, OH 44094
Ward SixDan GarryRepublican2027 5294 Melody Ln. Willoughby, OH 44094

Roster as of 2026-01-23: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 4 of 4 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2024-11-05 2: 2 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #1 6,2654,671Passed (57.29% for)
2024-11-05 3: 3 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #2 5,6434,217Passed (57.23% for)
2024-11-05 4: 4 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #3 9,4481,608Passed (85.46% for)
2024-11-05 5: 5 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #4 9,4451,655Passed (85.09% for)
2024-11-05 6: 6 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #5 9,3381,401Passed (86.95% for)
2024-11-05 7: 7 Willoughby City Charter Amendment #6 7,1673,818Passed (65.24% for)
2024-11-05 8: 8 Willoughby City Ward 5 Precinct C Local Option 668113Passed (85.53% for)
2023-05-02 2: Issue 2. Tax Levy (Additional) Police and Fire - Willoughby City 2,526847Passed (74.89% for)
2022-11-08 6: Issue 6. Tax Levy (Renewal) Recreational Purposes - Willoughby City 6,9702,914Passed (70.52% for)
2022-11-08 8: Issue 8. Local Option Sunday Sales (Aldi) - Willoughby City, Ward 6 Precinct C 344124Passed (73.5% for)
2021-11-02 3: Issue 3. Tax Levy (Renewal) Current Expenses - Willoughby City 2,9271,368Passed (68.15% for)
2021-11-02 4: Issue 4. Tax Levy (Renewal) Roads - Willoughby City 3,1751,154Passed (73.34% for)
2021-11-02 5: Issue 5. Local Option Sunday Sales (Marc's) - Willoughby City, Ward 4 Precinct B 15157Passed (72.6% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Council at Large Daniel J. Anderson 3,504, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Mayor Bob Fiala 4,008, 80.63%; Norb Sanek 963, 19.37%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large Daniel J. Anderson 5,893, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council at Large Daniel J. Anderson 3,132, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 6 Daniel J. Garry 543, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 5 Mike L. Merhar 629, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 4 Robert E. Carr 420, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 3 John Tomaselli 561, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 2 Ken J. Kary 537, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Ward 1 Chris W. Woodin 298, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Mayor Robert A. Fiala 3,504, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Lake County: 8 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 232,447 people.

Nearby places

Kirtland Willoughby Hills Waite Hill

Rain and snow

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

rain, last 30 days
1.22 in
2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30
rain so far in 2026
30.6 in
7.4 in below normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
31.3 in
a normal year brings 74.0 in
a normal year
45.8 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.22 — 30
September 2026 2.69 — 30
August 2026 5.71 — 31
July 2026 2.42 — 31
June 2026 3.37 — 30
May 2026 3.87 — 31
April 2026 3.33 — 30
March 2026 5.28 2.0 31
February 2026 0.40 4.3 28
January 2026 2.29 25.1 31
December 2025 2.62 6.5 31
November 2025 1.30 1.0 30
On the record, 1871–2026
Wettest year2011 — 70.9 in
Driest year1963 — 21.1 in
Snowiest year1969 — 135.0 in
Wettest day on record28 July 2006 — 5.67 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day10 December 2016 — 17.52 in
Deepest snow on the ground14 November 1996 — 30.40 in

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

56,916 days of records, 1871-01-01 to 2026-10-30. 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 2026-11-01): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-11-01 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 Willoughby: 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
116
those placed on the map inside Willoughby
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste49
Wastewater and stormwater discharge17
State sewer loans14
Air pollution9
Voluntary cleanup8
Wetland and stream fill7
Contaminated-site cleanup2
Federal Facilities2
Landfills2
Site assessment2
Public drinking water1
Scrap tires1
2 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
PARKVIEW SITE PREPARATION - 30817 EUCLID AVENUE Wetland and stream fill permit
LAKE COUNTY WEST WATER SUBDISTRICT PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PARKVIEW SITE PREPARATION - 30817 EUCLID AVENUE Wetland and stream fill permit
CHAGRIN RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND TRAIL CON Wetland and stream fill permit
PARKVIEW SITE PREPARATION - 30817 EUCLID AVENUE Wetland and stream fill permit
CHAGRIN RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND TRAIL CONNECTION - CONSTRUCTION ACCESS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LAKE COUNTY WEST WATER SUBDISTRICT PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PELTON ROAD LANDFILL Landfills report
SHEPHERDS GLEN (III) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
CHAGRIN RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND TRAIL CONNECTION - CONSTRUCTION ACCESS Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
VIKING INVESTMENTS LLC Hazardous waste compliance letter
FUSION INC PLANT TWO Air pollution permit
CHAGRIN RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND TRAIL CON Wetland and stream fill permit
LAKE COUNTY WEST WATER SUBDISTRICT PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
PARKVIEW SITE PREPARATION - 30817 EUCLID AVENUE Wetland and stream fill permit
PELTON ROAD LANDFILL Landfills report
CHAGRIN RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION AND TRAIL CON Wetland and stream fill permit
VIKING INVESTMENTS LLC Hazardous waste plan
VIKING INVESTMENTS LLC Hazardous waste plan
SHEPHERDS GLEN (III) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
PARKVIEW SITE PREPARATION - 30817 EUCLID AVENUE Wetland and stream fill permit
VIKING INVESTMENTS LLC Hazardous waste plan
SHEPHERDS GLEN (III) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
SHEPHERDS GLEN (III) Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
VIKING INVESTMENTS LLC Hazardous waste plan

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 Willoughby, Ohio in?

Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio, with 23,959 residents.

When was Willoughby, Ohio founded?

Willoughby was settled 1798 (David Abbott, first permanent settler); incorporated 1835 (renamed and chartered as Willoughby). Founders on record: David Abbott. Source

How did Willoughby, Ohio get its name?

The town was renamed Willoughby in 1835 for Westel Willoughby, Jr., a public health official; the founders of a medical college established in the town at the time hoped invoking his name would help attract students and legitimacy to the fledgling institution. Source

What ZIP code is Willoughby, Ohio?

Most of Willoughby is in ZIP code 44094.

Where does Willoughby, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Willoughby (Lake County West Water Subdistrict): Lake Erie, drawn through a 60-inch intake pipe extending about 3,100 feet offshore from the Aquarius plant in Willoughby.

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