Ohio · Census place 3937240
Independence, Ohio
Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with an estimated 7,518 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 207th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,518
- #207 of 526 in Ohio
- Change since 2020
- -0.9%
- -67 people
- Land area
- 9.5 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 789 / sq mi
- State median 2,000
Measure from here
Tools and pages that start from Independence
Independence population, 2020 to 2024
Independence lost 67 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +3. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 156th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Independence is 54% of it.
Independence covers 9.53 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 789 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Independence is less dense than the typical town.
What county Independence is in
All of Independence's residents live in Cuyahoga County, which had 1,240,594 residents in 2024. Independence holds 0.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Independence
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Independence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 44131. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Independence is
The Census internal point of Independence is at 41.380000, -81.633300. Columbus, the capital, is 121.4 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Seven Hills, OH (11,560 people), 2.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cleveland, OH, 7.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.380000, -81.633300
- DMS
- 41°22'48.00"N 81°37'59.88"W
- UTM
- 17N 447045.4E 4581135.5N
- Geohash
- dpmgqkury
- Plus code
- 86HW99J8+2M
Daylight in Independence
At 41.38° N, Independence gets about 15 h 10 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 11 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 59 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Independence
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Valley View, 1.3 miles away, with 1,858 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Independence, OH?
7,518 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 67 (0.9%) from 7,585 in July 2020.
What county is Independence in?
Cuyahoga County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Independence?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 44131.
How far is Independence from Columbus?
121.4 miles (195.4 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Independence.
What is the nearest larger city to Independence?
Seven Hills, OH, with 11,560 residents, 2.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.