Fairport Harbor, Ohio

Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light viewed from the Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light viewed from the Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
Location of Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Location of Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Location of Fairport Harbor in Lake County
Location of Fairport Harbor in Lake County
Coordinates: 41°44′52″N 81°16′23″W / 41.74778°N 81.27306°W / 41.74778; -81.27306
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLake
TownshipPainesville
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorTimothy Manross (D)[1]
Area
 • Total
1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2)
 • Land1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation610 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,108
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
3,081
 • Density3,026.29/sq mi (1,168.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44077
Area code440
FIPS code39-26306[5]
GNIS feature ID2398857[3]
Websitewww.fairportharbor.org

Fairport Harbor is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River. The population was 3,108 at the 2020 census. A far-eastern suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

Fairport Harbor is home to two lighthouses: the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light in Painesville Township, operated by the United States Coast Guard and the Grand River (Fairport Harbor) Light operated by the Fairport Harbor Historical Society. It is also the home of the Finnish Heritage Museum.

  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: Fairport Harbor, 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 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.