East Palestine
| East Palestine, Ohio | |
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| Village | |
Downtown East Palestine
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| Motto: "Where You Want To Be" | |
 Location of East Palestine, Ohio |
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 Location of East Palestine in Columbiana County |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′7″N 80°32′31″W / 40.83528°N 80.54194°WCoordinates: 40°50′7″N 80°32′31″W / 40.83528°N 80.54194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Government | |
| • Type | Charter |
| • Mayor | Margo Zuch |
| • Village Manager | Peter Monteleone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
| • Land | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,721 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,533 |
| • Density | 1,498.7/sq mi (578.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44413 |
| Area code(s) | 330 Exchange: 426 |
| FIPS code | 39-23940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064586 |
| Website | http://www.eastpalestine-oh.gov/ |
East Palestine (/ˌpæləˈstiːn/ PAL-ə-STEEN) is a village in eastern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. East Palestine is located in the Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the southern regions of the greater Mahoning Valley.
The town was founded in 1828 and incorporated as a city in 1875. Formerly, the community was known as Mechanicsburg, but the name was changed to East Palestine as part of the religious nomenclature in the area.Mechanicsburg is today a name given to a village in Champaign County, in the Dayton metropolitan area. Nearby clay pits supported a pottery industry, including the W. S. George Pottery Company that was formed in 1909 from the East Palestine Pottery Company, and operated in the town until the 1950s.
East Palestine is located along the eastern boundary of Columbiana County, almost touching Darlington Township, Pennsylvania. The village is entirely surrounded by Unity Township.
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