Welcome to Garfield Heights ...

The city of Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

Garfield Heights was established in 1786.

A typical abbreviation for Garfield Heights: Garfield Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Garfield Heights has a population of 27,488 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Garfield Heights is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Garfield Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Garfield Heights is located in the (216) area code.

Websites for Garfield Heights ...

Official Website: www.garfieldhts.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garfield Heights had an population of 27,488 people. This is a decrease of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garfield Heights had a population of 28,849 people. This makes Garfield Heights the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Garfield Heights represents 0.25% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,849 people, the population of Garfield Heights decreased 6.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,734 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Garfield Heights.

Communities near Garfield Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garfield Heights.

• Cleveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Parma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lakewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Euclid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
• Strongsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Cleveland Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <4>
• Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Stow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <4>
• Westlake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• North Olmsted
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <4>

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 Garfield Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garfield Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garfield Heights. 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 Garfield Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Garfield Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garfield Heights ...

Looking for more information about Garfield Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Garfield Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Garfield Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Garfield Heights: www.garfieldhts.org/

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/