Akron, Ohio

City
	Downtown Akron Akron Art Museum Canal Park Stan Hywet Hall Goodyear Airdock
	Location in Summit County, Ohio
	Coordinates: 41°04′50″N 81°31′20″W / 41.08056°N 81.52222°WCoordinates: 41°04′50″N 81°31′20″W / 41.08056°N 81.52222°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Founded	1825
Incorporated	1836 (village)
Incorporated	1865 (city)
Named for	from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639-2' not found. ἄκρον (ákron) 'summit, high point'
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area
• City	62.27 sq mi (161.29 km2)
• Land	61.93 sq mi (160.41 km2)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) 0.55%
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2020)
• City	190,469
• Rank	US: 136th
• Density	3,075.4/sq mi (1,187.4/km2)
• Urban	541,879 (US: 79th)
• Urban density	1,802.4/sq mi (695.9/km2)
• Metro	702,219 (US: 82nd)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44301-44321, 44325-44326, 44328, 44333-44334, 44372, 44396, 44398
FIPS code	39-01000
GNIS feature ID	1086993
Website	www.akronohio.gov

Akron is a large city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is found near the Ohio & Lake Erie canal. It is home to the U.S. rubber industry, including Goodyear tires.

Akron, Ohio Media

Original town plot of Akron
An airship under construction at the Goodyear Airdock, c. 1930
Goodyear Polymer Center, University of Akron
Summit County Courthouse and APD vehicles. The modern police car originated in Akron in 1899.
Goodyear Hall-Ohio Savings and Trust Company
Summa Akron City Hospital
Akron Civic Theatre and Knight Stage facade
Akron Art Museum in May 2024
Quaker Square was the original Quaker Oats factory; the complex consists of a former mill, factory, and silos.

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City
Downtown Akron Akron Art Museum Canal Park Stan Hywet Hall Goodyear Airdock

Location in Summit County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°04′50″N 81°31′20″W / 41.08056°N 81.52222°W / 41.08056; -81.52222Coordinates: 41°04′50″N 81°31′20″W / 41.08056°N 81.52222°W / 41.08056; -81.52222
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Founded	1825
Incorporated	1836 (village)
Incorporated	1865 (city)
Named for	from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639-2' not found. ἄκρον (ákron) 'summit, high point'
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area ^[1]
• City	62.27 sq mi (161.29 km²)
• Land	61.93 sq mi (160.41 km²)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.88 km²) 0.55%
Elevation ^[2]	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• City	190,469
• Rank	US: 136th
• Density	3,075.4/sq mi (1,187.4/km²)
• Urban	541,879 (US: 79th)
• Urban density	1,802.4/sq mi (695.9/km²)
• Metro	702,219 (US: 82nd)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44301-44321, 44325-44326, 44328, 44333-44334, 44372, 44396, 44398
FIPS code	39-01000
GNIS feature ID	1086993^[2]
Website	www.akronohio.gov