Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center5.7 miPost officeKent Post Office1.4 miTown hallKent Service Administration Complex1.8 miPoliceKent State University Police Department1.3 miFire stationKent Fire Department Station 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherElementaryHolden Elementary School1.1 miElementaryWalls Elementary School1.7 miSchoolSaint Patrick School1.8 miCollegeKent State University1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAkron Canton Regional Airport CAK16 miMajor airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE33 miInterstateI-762.3 miUS highwayUS 2247.2 miAmtrakAlliance, OH ALC20 miCoachAkron Bus StationFlixBus10 miTransit62 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 44240 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 44240 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:52 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:47 am – 4:59 pm
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People37,889 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.616,773 householdsMedian household income $57,415Median home value $216,000Median rent $989 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,202 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 19,812 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 23 minutes71% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Arabic 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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 · 2.6 miKent State Universitycollege · 1.1 miTwin Lakeslake · 4.4 miNash Hillpeak · 1.4 miNortheastern Ohio Medical Universitycollege · 5.5 miCoal Hillpeak · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKent Bogstate conservation land · under a mileLake Hodgsonstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 107 acresPlum Creek Parkpark · 1.3 miLion's Community Parkpark · 1.4 miLake Rockwellstate recreation area · 3.6 mi · 1,734 acresBattagliastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 63 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 198637 mi away, near Chardon, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Mar 202422 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
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAkron City PWSserves 280,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,113 ft339 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
