Shaker Heights
Also known as Shaker Heights, Ohio, Shaker Heights, OH
city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Cuyahoga
- Mayor
- David Weiss ( D )
- Total
- 6.33 sq mi (16.40 km )
- Land
- 6.29 sq mi (16.29 km )
- Water
- 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km )
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft (320 m)
- Density
- 4,679.3/sq mi (1,806.68/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 44118, 44120, 44122
- Fips code
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Article
Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 29,439 at the 2020 census. Shaker Heights is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland, abutting the eastern edge of the city's limits. It is a planned community developed by the Van Sweringen brothers, railroad moguls who envisioned the community as a suburban retreat from the industrial inner city of Cleveland.
History