North Lima, Ohio
North Lima, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: Coordinates: 40°56′54″N 80°39′32″W / 40.94833°N 80.65889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Mahoning |
Township | Beaver |
Population (2019 est.) | |
• Total | 3,515[1] |
• Density | 263/sq mi (681/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44452 |
Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
School District | South Range Local |
North Lima is an unincorporated community in central Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44452.[2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 164.
The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
North Lima was laid out around 1826.[3] The name may be a transfer from Lima, New York.[4] A post office called North Lima has been in operation since 1832.[5]
The former site of South Range High School is located in the town center. The building is now used to host many of the town's local businesses.[6]
Notable residents[]
- Charlotte Benkner, one of the oldest living persons on record, spent the last few years of her life in North Lima.
- Bob Mortimer (evangelist), an international speaker, was born in North Lima.
- Samuel J. Steiner, draft resister and Mennonite historian
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ Butler, Joseph Green (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. p. 586.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 101.
- ^ "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "New Entrepreneurs Find Old School Ties in North Lima". U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Mahoning County, Ohio
- 1826 establishments in Ohio
- Populated places established in 1826
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
- Northeastern Ohio geography stubs