Location of Diamond, Ohio
Location of Diamond, Ohio
View of parts of Diamond from I-76

Diamond is an unincorporated community in eastern Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44412.[1] The community is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Interstate 76 travels near Diamond. The town used to be a stop on the New York Central Railroad, but the stop was abandoned in the early 1970s.[2]

A post office called Diamond has been in operation since 1880.[3] Diamond was originally a coal mining community, and the Black Diamond Coal Company operated there.[4]

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References

  1. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  2. ^ Harrison, Greg. "Phalanx Station to Minerva". Abandoned Rails.
  3. ^ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 504.


41°05′56″N 81°01′22″W / 41.09889°N 81.02278°W / 41.09889; -81.02278


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