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Welcome to North Perry ...

The village of North Perry is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for North Perry: N. Perry

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Perry has a population of 885 people<2> (see below for details).

North Perry is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for North Perry: 440 & 436<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Perry had an population of 885 people. This is a decrease of 0.9% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Perry had a population of 893 people. This makes North Perry the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 893 people, the population of North Perry increased 6.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 838 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Perry.

Communities Also Named North Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Perry - they are located in Alabama and Maine.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Perry.

Websites for North Perry ...

Official Website: www.northperry.org/

Communities near North Perry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Perry.

  • Mentor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <6>
  • Willoughby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Painesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Eastlake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <6>
  • Ashtabula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mentor-on-the-Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor-on-the-Lake
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor-on-the-Lake <6>
  • Kirtland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
    • Kirtland is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <6>
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
  • Chardon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
    • Chardon is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <6>
  • Huntsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Perry ...

Looking for more information about North Perry? 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 North Perry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Perry.

Adding North Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Perry 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 North Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the North Perry post office opened in 1832.

We also found North Perry in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Perry.

The official website for North Perry: www.northperry.org/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyohio.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for North Perry.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Perry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the North Perry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the North Perry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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