Eastlake, Ohio

Eastlake, Ohio
Eastlake Post Office
Eastlake Post Office
Location of Eastlake, Ohio
Location of Eastlake, Ohio
Location of Eastlake in Lake County
Location of Eastlake in Lake County
Coordinates: 41°38′30″N 81°26′17″W / 41.64167°N 81.43806°W / 41.64167; -81.43806
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLake
Incorporated1948
Government
 • MayorDavid Spotton (R)[1]
Area
 • Total6.54 sq mi (16.93 km2)
 • Land6.41 sq mi (16.59 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,670
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
17,363
 • Density2,757.92/sq mi (1,064.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
44095, 44097
Area code440
FIPS code39-23618[5]
GNIS feature ID1086416[3]
Websiteeastlakeohio.com

Eastlake is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. It takes its name from its location northeast of Cleveland, following along the shore of Lake Erie.[6] The population was 17,670 at the 2020 census. The 2003 North America blackout stemmed from an Eastlake generating station going offline.

  1. ^ "Elected Officials" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastlake, Ohio
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 40.