Oberlin, Ohio | |
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| Motto: "Live. Learn. Lead." | |
 Location in Greater Cleveland | |
  Oberlin Location in Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′00″N 82°14′00″W / 41.28333°N 82.23333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| County |  Lorain |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.96 sq mi (12.85 km2) |
| • Land | 4.92 sq mi (12.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,555 |
| • Density | 1,737.06/sq mi (670.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44074 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-57834[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395295[2] |
| Website | http://www.cityofoberlin.com/ |
Oberlin /oʊbərlɪn/ is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 census. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students.
The town is the birthplace of the Anti-Saloon League and the Hall-Héroult process, the process of reducing aluminum from its fluoride salts by electrolysis, which made industrial production of aluminum possible.[4]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oberlin, Ohio
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ US patent 400664, Charles Martin Hall, "Process of Reducing Aluminium from its Fluoride Salts by Electrolysis", issued 1889-04-02