Welcome to East Palestine ...
The city of East Palestine is located in Columbiana County<1>.
The location of East Palestine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
The pronunciation of East Palestine: PAL-ih-steyen<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Palestine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
A typical abbreviation for East Palestine: E. Palestine
From the Census Estimates for 2019, East Palestine has a population of 4,418 people<4> (see below for details).
East Palestine is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: East Palestine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for East Palestine: (330) and (234)<6>
Websites for East Palestine ...
Official Website: www.eastpalestineohio.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Palestine had an population of 4,418 people. This is a decrease of 6.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.15% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, East Palestine had a population of 4,721 people. This makes East Palestine the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of East Palestine represents 0.04% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 4,721 people, the population of East Palestine decreased 3.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,917 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for East Palestine.
Communities near East Palestine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Palestine.
- Youngstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Youngstown is located in Mahoning County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <7>
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <7>
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
- East Liverpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
- East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <7>
- Struthers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
- Struthers is located in Mahoning County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <7>
- Beaver Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
- Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <7>
- Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Mahoning County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <7>
- Ellwood City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
- Ellwood City is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <7>
- Canfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Canfield is located in Mahoning County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <7>
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
- Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <7>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Palestine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Palestine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Palestine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Palestine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Palestine. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Palestine.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Palestine ...
Looking for more information about East Palestine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for East Palestine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Palestine.
Adding East Palestine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Palestine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Palestine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the East Palestine post office opened in 1835.
We also found East Palestine in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Palestine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for East Palestine: www.eastpalestineohio.org/
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Columbiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for East Palestine. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Palestine. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Palestine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (234) is an overlay for area code (330). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |