Rocky River

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Most of Rocky River's eastern border follows the river bearing its name, which runs through the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks system, adjacent to the city's eastern neighbor, Lakewood. A small strip of Cleveland itself also borders Rocky River; however, the two cities are not directly connected via road. Lake Erie lines the entire northern border of the city while the city of Fairview Park marks the southern border. On Rocky River's western border are the cities of Bay Village to the northwest and Westlake to the southwest.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  47,351
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  44,027
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  41,852
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  35,512
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  34,979
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  34,484
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  33,439
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  33,424

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-03-05
  3 km SW of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2026-01-06
  4 km ENE of North Madison, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2025-05-12
  4 km ESE of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-06-01
  1 km E of Madison, Ohio
• M 3 — 2024-03-30
  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2024-01-05
  3 km SE of Madison, Ohio