Southington, Ohio

Southington, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Southington Park
Southington Park
Southington is located in Ohio
Southington
Southington
Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 80°57′21″W / 41.30833°N 80.95583°W / 41.30833; -80.95583
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTrumbull
TownshipSouthington
Elevation
892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44470
Area codes234/330
GNIS feature ID1065360[1]

Southington is an unincorporated community in central Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 422 with State Route 305 and has a post office with the ZIP code 44470.[2] It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

History

A post office called Southington has been in operation since 1826.[3] The community takes its name from Southington Township, which was named after the town of the same name in Connecticut.[4]

Education

Children in Southington are served by the Southington Local School District. The district has one K-12 building south of Southington, administered as three separate schools:

  • Southington Elementary School – grades K-5
  • Southington Middle School – grades 6-8
  • Chalker High School – grades 9-12

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Southington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup. Zipinfo.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-28.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 128.
  5. ^ "Mike Tyson Mansion". American Urbex. August 11, 2011.
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