Ohio · Census place 3956966

North Ridgeville, Ohio

North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio with an estimated 37,504 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
37,504
#36 of 526 in Ohio
Change since 2020
+5.8%
+2,049 people
Land area
23.4 sq mi
+ 0.16 sq mi water
Density
1,600 / sq mi
State median 2,000
Orange pin: North Ridgeville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Columbus.

North Ridgeville population, 2020 to 2024

North Ridgeville added 2,049 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.8%. In the latest year it moved by +391. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 15th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so North Ridgeville is 2.7 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 35,281. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Ridgeville covers 23.44 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 1,600 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so North Ridgeville is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Ridgeville is in

All of North Ridgeville's residents live in Lorain County, which had 322,030 residents in 2024. North Ridgeville holds 11.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Ridgeville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Ridgeville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 44039. 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 North Ridgeville is

The Census internal point of North Ridgeville is at 41.386300, -82.022800. Columbus, the capital, is 111.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Elyria, OH (53,604 people), 4.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cleveland, OH, 18.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.386300, -82.022800
DMS
41°23'10.68"N 82°01'22.08"W
UTM
17N 414484.6E 4582146.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
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Daylight in North Ridgeville

At 41.39° N, North Ridgeville 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 North Ridgeville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Avon, 4.2 miles away, with 25,573 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Ridgeville, OH?

37,504 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,049 (5.8%) from 35,455 in July 2020.

What county is North Ridgeville in?

Lorain County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover North Ridgeville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 44039.

How far is North Ridgeville from Columbus?

111.0 miles (178.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from North Ridgeville.

What is the nearest larger city to North Ridgeville?

Elyria, OH, with 53,604 residents, 4.5 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.