Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center5.1 miPost officeKent Post Office1.1 miTown hallKent Service Administration Complex2.0 miPoliceKent State University Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationKent Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryWalls Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Patrick School1.0 miElementaryHolden Elementary School1.1 miCollegeKent State Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAkron Canton Regional Airport CAK17 miMajor airportCleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE32 miInterstateI-763.2 miUS highwayUS 2248.2 miAmtrakAlliance, OH ALC20 miCoachAkron Bus StationFlixBus11 miTransit173 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 44243 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 44243 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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People5,010 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.40 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting16.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 2,417 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 41%, education and health care 33%, retail 15%Average commute 18 minutes32% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 20% walk or cycle, 46% work from homeSource: 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 · 1.7 miKent State Universitycollege · under a mileTwin Lakeslake · 3.3 miNash Hillpeak · under a mileStow Silver Springs Campgroundcampground · 4.6 miNortheastern Ohio Medical Universitycollege · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChase Parkpark · under a mileKent Bogstate conservation land · 1.4 miLake Rockwellstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 1,734 acresLake Hodgsonstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 107 acresFred Fuller Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 56 acresBattagliastate conservation land · 2.7 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 198636 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 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
Elevation1,140 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
