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Welcome to Perry Center ...

Perry Center is located in Wood County<1>.

The pronunciation of Perry Center: PAIR-ee<2>

A typical abbreviation for Perry Center: Perry Ctr. (or less commonly used: Perry Cen., Perry Cent. or Perry Cntr.)

Perry Center is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Perry Center: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Perry Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Perry Center - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Perry Center ...

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

  • Findlay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowling Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiffin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fostoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Baltimore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Carey is located in Wyandot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <5>
  • Gibsonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Weston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McComb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry Center ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wood, 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 Perry Center. 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry Center - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Perry Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Perry Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.