Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin, Ohio
Motto: 
"Live. Learn. Lead."
Location in Greater Cleveland
Location in Greater Cleveland
Oberlin is located in Ohio
Oberlin
Oberlin
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°17′00″N 82°14′00″W / 41.28333°N 82.23333°W / 41.28333; -82.23333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lorain
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
Area
 • Total
4.96 sq mi (12.85 km2)
 • Land4.92 sq mi (12.75 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,555
 • Density1,737.06/sq mi (670.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44074
Area code440
FIPS code39-57834[3]
GNIS feature ID2395295[2]
Websitehttp://www.cityofoberlin.com/

Oberlin /bərlɪn/ is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 8,555 at the 2020 census. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students.

The town is the birthplace of the Anti-Saloon League and the Hall-Héroult process, the process of reducing aluminum from its fluoride salts by electrolysis, which made industrial production of aluminum possible.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oberlin, Ohio
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ US patent 400664, Charles Martin Hall, "Process of Reducing Aluminium from its Fluoride Salts by Electrolysis", issued 1889-04-02 

Oberlin, Ohio

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