Welcome to North Ridgeville ...

The city of North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County<1>.

The location of North Ridgeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Ridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for North Ridgeville: N. Ridgeville

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Ridgeville has a population of 34,431 people<3> (see below for details).

North Ridgeville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

North Ridgeville is located in the (440) area code.

Websites for North Ridgeville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.north-ridgeville.oh.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.nrchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Ridgeville had an population of 34,431 people. This is an increase of 16.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Ridgeville had a population of 29,465 people (which is 9.77% of the total population of Lorain County). This makes North Ridgeville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of North Ridgeville represents 0.26% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,465 people, the population of North Ridgeville increased 31.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 22,338 people).

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

Communities Also Named North Ridgeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named North Ridgeville: This one is located in Lorain County and the other is located in Hancock County.

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

Communities near North Ridgeville ...

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

• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Parma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Lorain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <5>
• Lakewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• North Royalton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
• Medina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Avon Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
  • Avon Lake is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Lake <5>
• Rocky River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Ridgeville ...

Looking for more information about North Ridgeville? 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 North Ridgeville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for North Ridgeville.

Adding North Ridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Ridgeville post office opened in 1829.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Ridgeville: www.ci.north-ridgeville.oh.us/

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

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