North Jackson is an

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in central Jackson Township,

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, United States. It lies along State Route 45 between Salem and

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. North Jackson is the site of a

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of the

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, the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area.

History

A post office called North Jackson has been in operation since 1837, with the ZIP code 44451. Besides the post office, North Jackson had a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. A variant name was Jackson Center.

Education

Children in North Jackson are served by the Jackson-Milton Local School District. The current schools serving North Jackson are: *Jackson-Milton Elementary School – grades K-5 *Jackson-Milton Middle School – grades 6-8 * Jackson-Milton High School – grades 9-12 North Jackson has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.

References

Unincorporated communities in Mahoning County, Ohio 1837 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1837 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MahoningCountyOH-geo-stub