North Lima, Ohio
North Lima is an unincorporated community in central Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44452.[2] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 164.
North Lima, Ohio | |
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Mount Olivet United Church of Christ | |
Location of North Lima, Ohio | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Mahoning |
Township | Beaver |
Population (2019 est.) | |
• Total | 3,515[1] |
• Density | 263/sq mi (681/km2) |
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.[3] The name may be a transfer from Lima, New York.[4] A post office called North Lima has been in operation since 1832.[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 (evangelist), an international speaker, was born in North Lima.
- Samuel J. Steiner, draft resister and Mennonite historian
References
- Zip Code Lookup
- 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.
- "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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