Southington, Ohio

Southington, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Southington Park
Southington
Coordinates: 41°18′30″N 80°57′21″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]

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

• 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

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.