East Cleveland, Ohio

About East Cleveland

East Cleveland, OH is a close-knit town located in northeastern Ohio counting 13,402 people who proudly call it home.

East Cleveland holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.08 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,351 residents per square mile.

📰 East Cleveland News Today

• East Cleveland grandmother carjacked; police cite power outage for report delay Cleveland 19 News · Aug 15
• East Cleveland seeks income tax hike as it tries to solve fiscal emergency Signal Cleveland · Aug 2
• Fire destroys three homes in East Cleveland, renews fears about water in an emergency News 5 Cleveland WEWS · Aug 6
• Former East Cleveland Police Chief Kenneth Lundy Indicted with 31 Counts for Several Crimes Committed as Law Enforcement Officer Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office · Mar 26
• East Cleveland mayor hits back against social media rumors about police staffing Cleveland.com · Jul 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Cleveland Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,402.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Cleveland

• Build the Pho — thai
• Cleveland Cold Brew Coffee & Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Coffee House at University Circle (café)
• La Dolce Vita — italian
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Tacologist — tacos
• Tavern of Little Italy
• Trattoria On the Hill — italian
• Amazing Wok — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• African American Museum of Cleveland · Museum
• Artists Archive of the Western Reserve · Art gallery
• Cleveland History Center · Museum
• Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Museum
• Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum · Museum
• Dittrick Museum of Medicine History · Museum
• Hay-McKinney House · Museum
• Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden · Zoo
• Centennial Dental Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Cleveland

• Farmer Tropiano Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• AfricaHouse International (AHI) Learning and Resource Center · Garden reviews ★
• American Cultural Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Barbara Boyd Park reviews ★
• CWRU Community Garden Summer Sprout · Garden reviews ★
• CircleNorth Plaza reviews ★
• Cleveland Botanical Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Cleveland Urban Garden Project · Garden reviews ★
• Columbia Cultural Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Daffodil Hill · Garden reviews ★
• East Cleveland Community Park reviews ★
• Endora Playfield reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in East Cleveland

• Mayfair Elementary School
• Prospect Academy
• Shaw High School
• Superior School for the Performing Arts
• W.H. Kirk Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Cleveland

🏘️ Nearby Communities