Southington, Ohio  | |
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Southington Park  | |
![]() 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] | 
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
 - Chad Petty, former MLB Player for the Detroit Tigers[5]
 - Mike Tyson, former professional boxer purchased and lived in a mansion in Southington during the 1990s[6]
 
References
- ↑ "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.
 - ↑ "Chad Petty Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
 - ↑ "Mike Tyson Mansion". American Urbex. August 11, 2011.
 
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