Welcome to Olmsted Falls ...

The city of Olmsted Falls is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmsted Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Olmsted Falls has a population of 8,777 people<2> (see below for details).

Olmsted Falls is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Olmsted Falls had an population of 8,777 people. This is a decrease of 2.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Olmsted Falls had a population of 9,024 people. This makes Olmsted Falls the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Olmsted Falls represents 0.08% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,024 people, the population of Olmsted Falls increased 13.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,962 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Olmsted Falls.

Websites for Olmsted Falls ...

Official Website: www.olmstedfalls.org/

Communities near Olmsted Falls ...

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

• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Parma
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
• Lorain
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Elyria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Lakewood
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Westlake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• North Royalton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Garfield Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
• Medina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmsted Falls ...

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

Adding Olmsted Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Olmsted Falls post office opened in 1889.

We also found Olmsted Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmsted Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Olmsted Falls: www.olmstedfalls.org/

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

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