North Lima, Ohio
North Lima is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 164. The population was 1,369 at the 2020 census.[1]
North Lima, Ohio | |
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![]() Mount Olivet United Church of Christ | |
![]() Location of North Lima in Mahoning County and in the State of Ohio | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Mahoning |
Township | Beaver |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 1,369 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44452 |
Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
School District | South Range Local |
The community is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
North Lima was laid out around 1826.[2] The name may be a transfer from Lima, New York.[3] A post office called North Lima has been in operation since 1832 which bears the ZIP code of 44452.[4][5]
The former site of South Range High School is located in the town center. The building is now used to host many of the town's local businesses.[6]
Notable residents
- Charlotte Benkner – one of the oldest living persons on record, spent the last few years of her life in North Lima
- Bob Mortimer – Christian evangelist
- Samuel J. Steiner – draft resister and Mennonite historian
References
- "North Lima CDP, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- Butler, Joseph Green (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. p. 586.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 101.
- "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- "New Entrepreneurs Find Old School Ties in North Lima". U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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