Oberlin

Also known as Oberlin, Ohio, Oberlin, OH

city in County Lorain, Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
County: Lorain
Named after: J. F. Oberlin
Type: Council–manager
Total: 4.96 sq mi (12.85 km )
Land: 4.92 sq mi (12.75 km )
Water: 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km )
Elevation: 807 ft (246 m)
Density: 1,737.2/sq mi (670.75/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 39-57834
Website: www .cityofoberlin .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Oberlin
Population: 8555
Area: 12.83676
Elevation: 248
Official website: www.cityofoberlin.com
Image: Oberlin Ohio.JPG
Households: 2511
Dialing code: 440

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Commons category: Oberlin, Ohio
postal code: 44074
inception: 1833-01-01
P8168: 5th arrondissement of Marseille
water as percent of area: 0.7603
per capita income: 22790

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Oberlin (/ˈoʊbərlɪn/) is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 census. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students.

The town is the birthplace of the Anti-Saloon League and the Hall–Héroult process, the process of reducing aluminum from its fluoride salts by electrolysis, which made industrial production of aluminum possible.