| City: | Akron, Ohio |
| Names to Avoid: | Firestone Tire & Rub Co |
| County: | Summit County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:46:58 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 234 / 330 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.0816, -81.5192 |
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Bridgestone Americas (formerly Firestone Tire & Rubber Company) operates under dedicated ZIP code 44317 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Harvey S. Firestone founded the original Firestone company in Akron in 1900, producing solid rubber tires for fire apparatus before becoming a major supplier to Ford Motor Company. Japanese tire maker Bridgestone acquired Firestone in 1988 after the company faced financial difficulties in the 1970s and 1980s. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation in May 2012, coinciding with the opening of the $100 million Bridgestone Americas Technical Center in Akron.
Located in Akron's Firestone Park neighborhood (named for the company's historic presence), this designation covers modern tire research and development operations. In 2022, Bridgestone opened a $21 million Advanced Tire Production Center that manufactures Firestone Firehawk racing tires for the NTT IndyCar Series. Census County Business Patterns data shows 5 establishments and 548 employees. Bridgestone has invested more than $125 million in its Akron operations since 2012, maintaining the city's century-long connection to tire manufacturing. Akron serves as the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 548 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 44317 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 562 people with an annual payroll of $68,277,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $21,173,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $68,277,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 562Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 44317 is located in Summit County, Ohio, within the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10420) and Ohio's 13rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 703,200 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 44317. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Akron, OHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 703,200Source: Census |
| MSA: | Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 13Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 894.3 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Akron, OH PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3901000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Akron city; OhioSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 44317 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.