Welcome to East Akron ...

East Akron is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Akron, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Akron: E. Akron

East Akron is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Akron: 330 & 234<3>

Communities Also Named East Akron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Akron - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Akron.

Communities near East Akron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Akron.

Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Stark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canton
- From East Akron to Canton
Cuyahoga Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <4>
Stow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stow is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
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Massillon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Massillon is located in Stark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Massillon
- From East Akron to Massillon
Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kent
- From East Akron to Kent
Barberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barberton is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barberton
- From East Akron to Barberton
Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
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Wadsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth is located in Medina County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
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Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
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Twinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twinsburg is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Twinsburg
- From East Akron to Twinsburg

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 East Akron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Akron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Akron. 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 East Akron.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Akron ...

Looking for more information about East Akron? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Akron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Akron.

Adding East Akron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Akron 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 (so far) for East Akron was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Akron.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Akron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the East Akron area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the East Akron area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.