Community Profile

The City of Westerville is nationally recognized as one of “America’s Best Places to Live” by Money Magazine (#15/Top 100). Westerville is nestled in northeast Franklin County and southern Delaware County, adjacent to I-270 and I-71, with easy access to downtown Columbus and the Port Columbus Airport. Through a historic and vibrant Uptown, Westerville has preserved the heritage and culture of an old-generation downtown with all of today’s progressive retail and dining amenities.

More than 38,000 residents call Westerville home, and join a bustling business community in taking advantage of big-city benefits, such as City-owned and operated electric and water utilities, a high-quality liberal arts education at Otterbein University, and a state-of-the-art community center. A new-generation community data center and fiber optic network, now under construction, represents the City’s vision to lead economic growth and business development.

Featuring fantastic safety services, more than 40 parks, and 23 miles of leisure paths, Westerville truly offers unmatched services, programs and opportunities to our residents, visitors and businesses.