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.
Southington, Ohio | |
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  Southington | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 80°57′21″W / 41.30833°N 80.95583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Township | Southington |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44470 |
| Area code(s) | 234/330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065360[1] |
History
editA 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
editChildren 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
edit- Rick Badanjek, former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins
- Mike Tyson, former professional boxer purchased and lived in a mansion in Southington during the 1990s[5]
References
edit- ^ "Southington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup. Zipinfo.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 128.
- ^ "Mike Tyson Mansion". American Urbex. August 11, 2011.
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