Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center3.3 miPost officeKent Post Office3.0 miTown hallRavenna Township Administration Building2.3 miPoliceKent State University Police Department2.4 miFire stationRavenna Township Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWalls Elementary School1.9 miCollegeKent State University2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAkron Canton Regional Airport CAK19 miMajor airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE33 miInterstateI-764.4 miUS highwayUS 2249.4 miAmtrakAlliance, OH ALC21 miCoachAkron Bus StationFlixBus13 miTransit18 stops within a milePortage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 44211 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 44211 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:52 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:47 am – 4:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F43 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month July45 in of snow a year, on about 28 days16 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ravenna 2 S station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksBrady Lakelake · under a mileTwin Lakeslake · 2.3 miKent State Universitycollege · 2.2 miNash Hillpeak · 1.8 miNortheastern Ohio Medical Universitycollege · 5.8 miStow Silver Springs Campgroundcampground · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Rockwellstate recreation area · under a mile · 1,734 acresBattagliastate conservation land · under a mile · 63 acresTowner's Woodspark · under a mile · 159 acresLake Hodgsonstate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 107 acresKent State University Golf Coursenature preserve · 1.0 mi · 124 acresState of Ohio Landstate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 118 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 31 Jan 198634 mi away, near Chardon, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Mar 202423 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPortage County, OH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025190 of 245 days measured53 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 150main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Portage County monitors, OH
Drinking waterKent City PWSserves 29,662 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,092 ft333 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
