Chardon, Ohio | |
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Motto: "Home of the Geauga County Maple Festival" | |
![]() Location of Chardon, Ohio | |
![]() Location of Chardon in Geauga County | |
Coordinates: 41°34′47″N 81°12′25″W / 41.57972°N 81.20694°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Geauga |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Christopher Grau[2] |
• Vice Mayor | Heather Means[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 4.42 sq mi (11.46 km2) |
• Land | 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,242 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 5,239 |
• Density | 1,193.81/sq mi (460.93/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44024 |
Area code(s) | 440 and 436 |
FIPS code | 39-13554[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 2397604[1] |
Website | Chardon.cc |
Chardon is a city in and the county seat of Geauga County, Ohio, United States.[7][8] The population was 5,242 at the 2020 census.[9] It is the only incorporated city in Geauga County, and includes land that was once part of Chardon, Hambden and Munson townships.[10] It is located about 10 miles south of Lake Erie and within the "snow belt" of the Great Lakes and is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.