Cairo Ohio Map

About Cairo, Ohio

Cairo is a locality in Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 517. The population density is 720.6 people per km². Cairo is located at 40.8308°N, 84.0845°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cairo is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 44721, 45820.

Cairo occupies a stretch of level Midwestern earth where the horizon pulls wide and thin against a pale, expansive sky. It lies 1.3 miles north-northeast of Plain Township, OH (from Plain Township, OH: bearing 29°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Canton. The land around Cairo maintains a quiet, rigorous geometry, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across open fields that hold the frost long into the spring. A mile to the east, the West Branch Nimishillen Creek cuts a narrow, shadowed furrow through the soil, its current muted by the silt of the plains. Just two miles away, the waters of Lake O'Pines remain still, reflecting the low-hanging clouds in a glass-like surface that seems to pull the light from the air, grounding the landscape in a stillness that persists even when the wind stirs the tall grasses at the edge of the Bob-O-Link Golf Course.

Hardened by the legacy of the regional industrial belt, Cairo retains a character forged in the transition between agricultural rhythms and the steady, mechanical labor that once defined the surrounding counties. The architecture of the streets speaks to a time of modest, functional permanence, with brick facades that have weathered the cycles of change with a somber, grey resilience. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Limestone Ridge provides a singular anchor to the western view, a reminder of the tectonic weight that rests far beyond the immediate, flat horizon. Daily life in Cairo unfolds with a measured, predictable cadence, where the echoes of a deep-rooted past settle into the quiet corners of the shops and the long, straight roads that carve their way through the heart of the state.

About This Cairo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cairo, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.830753, -84.084489. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cairo includes the ZIP code (44721, 45820), telephone area code (330, 234), county seat of Stark County (Canton), and school district assignment (Bath Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.