Portage Lakes, Ohio
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About Portage Lakes
Portage Lakes, OH is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Ohio.
Officially, Portage Lakes is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.96 square miles.
📰 Portage Lakes News Today
- Medical examiner identifies body found in Portage Lakes Cleveland 19 News · Jul 16
- Man's body found in Portage Lakes after unattended fishing boat discovered, officials say WKYC · Jul 15
- Portage Lakes Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- A new chapter on the Portage Lakes waterfront News 5 Cleveland WEWS · May 21
- ODNR Celebrates Grand Opening of New Visitor Center at Portage Lakes State Park ohiodnr.gov · Oct 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Portage Lakes Unique
- The only place in America named Portage Lakes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Akron (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Portage Lakes
- Applebee's — american
- Decheco's Pizzeria — pizza
- House of Hunan — asian
- IHOP — breakfast
- Marco's Pizza — pizza
- Mi Casa — mexican
- Muggswigz Coffee & Tea co. (café)
- Pierre's Brooklyn Pizza and Deli — pizza
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Shogun Japanese Steakhouse — japanese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portage Lakes
- Craftsmen Park reviews ★
- Portage Lakes State Park reviews ★
- Angelletti Park reviews ★
- Confluence Metro Park reviews ★
- Cottage Grove Park reviews ★
- Diamond Crystal Ballfield reviews ★
- Firestone Metro Park reviews ★
- Firestone Park reviews ★
- Gunther Park reviews ★
- Heintz Hillcrest Park reviews ★
- Ingleside Park reviews ★
- Knapp Recreation Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.