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Southington, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
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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
- Chad Petty, former MLB player for the Detroit Tigers
- Mike Tyson, former professional boxer purchased and lived in a mansion in Southington from 1989-1999[5]
- Rick Badanjek, former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins
