what county is akron, oh
Akron, Ohio. Akron redirects here. For other uses, see Akron (disambiguation). Akron /ËÃ¦krÉn/ is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, approximately 39 miles (63 km) south of Lake Erie.