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Welcome to Oberlin ...

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

The pronunciation of Oberlin: OH-bu-lin<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oberlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oberlin has a population of 8,203 people<3> (see below for details).

Oberlin is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Oberlin: 440 & 436<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oberlin had an population of 8,203 people. This is a decrease of 1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oberlin had a population of 8,286 people. This makes Oberlin the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Oberlin represents 0.07% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 192nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,286 people, the population of Oberlin increased 1.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,195 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oberlin.

Communities Also Named Oberlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Oberlin - they are located in Alberta, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Oberlin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loraincountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Oberlin ...

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

  • Lorain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elyria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Strongsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • North Ridgeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Westlake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • North Olmsted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Avon Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avon
    • From Oberlin to Avon
  • Berea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Amherst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oberlin. Our list includes 67 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oberlin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oberlin ...

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

Adding Oberlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oberlin 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 Oberlin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Oberlin post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oberlin.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oberlin. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lorain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Oberlin. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oberlin.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oberlin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Oberlin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Oberlin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>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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