| East Liberty, Ohio | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Logan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Perry |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.58 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 371 |
| Population Density Km2: | 90.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 235.26 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1119 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3339°N -83.585°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43319 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-23702 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2628888 |
East Liberty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 371. It is located just off U.S. Route 33, 10miles east of Bellefontaine and northwest of Columbus. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43319.[2]
East Liberty was platted in 1834.[3] A post office has been in operation at East Liberty since 1836.[4] A Disciples of Christ minister, Alonzo Skidmore, organized the Central Ohio College at East Liberty in 1882.[5] Formally established in the following year, it prospered before financial pressures forced its closure in the late 1890s.[6]
The community is the location of a major Honda automotive production plant, East Liberty Auto Plant (opened in 1984), as well as the NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Testing Center, located at the independent proving ground Transportation Research Center.
Besides U.S. Route 33, significant roads in East Liberty include State Routes 292 and 347.
East Liberty is located in southern Perry Township at 40°18'27.6" North, 83°35'10.4" West (40.307682, -83.586221). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 4.1sqkm, all of it recorded as land.[7] Otter Creek flows through the southern part of the community, leading northeast to Mill Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Scioto River.