Lakewood, Ohio

About Lakewood

Lakewood, OH is a thriving city located in northeastern Ohio with an estimated population of 49,517.

Lakewood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.54 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,938 residents per square mile.

📰 Lakewood News Today

• Lakewood boys wrestling head coach arraigned on domestic violence charges Cleveland 19 News · Aug 12
• Lakewood fights against power outages – PUCO issues notice of probable noncompliance to FirstEnergy thelandcle.org · Aug 17
• Police: Investigation underway after 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Green Township WLWT · Aug 17
• Lakewood Arts Festival looks ahead to 50th annual event: A Place in the Sun Cleveland.com · Aug 17
• Lakewood, Ohio, monk professes solemn vows The Latrobe Bulletin · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lakewood Unique

• A top-25 city in Ohio by population (#18 of 923 incorporated places).
• One of 11 places in the US named Lakewood — but the Ohio one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 49,517.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakewood

• Cleveland Vegan
• Dinerbar On Clifton — american
• Lakewood Truck Park
• Landmark — american
• Peking Restaurant — chinese
• Phoenix Coffee (café)
• Propaganda Coffee (café)
• Sarita
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Proper Pig — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum of Divine Statues · Museum
• Old Stone House Museum · Museum
• Artists Uncorked · Art gallery
• Cleveland Script Sign at Edgewater Park · Attraction
• Foster Pool · Water park
• Solstice Steps · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakewood

• Baltic Children's Park reviews ★
• Bernice Pyke Park reviews ★
• Celeste Park reviews ★
• City Center Park reviews ★
• Cove Park reviews ★
• Dead End Park reviews ★
• Edgewater Park - Upper reviews ★
• Edwards Park reviews ★
• Impett Park reviews ★
• Isaac Warren Pocket Park reviews ★
• Kauffman Park reviews ★
• Lakewood LEAF Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lakewood

• Emerson Elementary School
• Franklin School of Opportunity Online
• Garfield Middle School
• Grant Elementary School
• Harding Middle School
• Harrison Elementary School
• Hayes Elementary School
• Horace Mann Elementary School
• Lakewood High School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Taft Center for Innovation

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lakewood

🏘️ Nearby Communities