Welcome to Sheffield Lake ...

The city of Sheffield Lake is located in Lorain County<1>.

The location of Sheffield Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheffield Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Sheffield Lake: Sheffield Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sheffield Lake has a population of 8,968 people<3> (see below for details).

Sheffield Lake is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sheffield Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sheffield Lake lies within the (440) area code.

Websites for Sheffield Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loraincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sheffield Lake, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sheffield Lake had an population of 8,968 people. This is a decrease of 1.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sheffield Lake had a population of 9,137 people. This makes Sheffield Lake the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Sheffield Lake represents 0.08% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,137 people, the population of Sheffield Lake decreased 2.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,371 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sheffield Lake.

Communities near Sheffield Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheffield Lake.

• Elyria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
• Lakewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Strongsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• North Ridgeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <5>
• Westlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
• North Olmsted
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <5>
• Rocky River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
  • Rocky River is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky River <5>
• Parma Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Heights
  • Parma Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma Heights <5>
• Berea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <5>
• Brook Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
  • Brook Park is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook Park <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sheffield Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheffield Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheffield Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheffield Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Sheffield Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheffield Lake ...

Looking for more information about Sheffield Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sheffield Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sheffield Lake.

Adding Sheffield Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheffield Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sheffield Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sheffield Lake post office opened in 1848.

We also found Sheffield Lake in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheffield Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheffield Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lorain County: www.loraincounty.us

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/