Woodlawn is easy to drive past. It is a village of fewer than four thousand people covering about two and a half square miles, tucked between Glendale to the north and the older suburbs to the south, and it does not announce itself.
It also runs two public recreation facilities. For a community this size, that is a genuinely unusual level of civic investment, and the community center on Woodlawn Boulevard is the busier of the two.
This guide covers what the center offers, how to get there, what the village runs alongside it, and a few honest notes about backyard projects in a place where lots are modest and the housing stock is older.
About the Village of Woodlawn
Woodlawn is a village in Hamilton County with a population of 3,916 as of the 2020 census, spread across roughly 2.56 square miles of land. It is governed by a mayor and council, with Brian K. Poole serving as mayor.
| At a glance | Woodlawn Community Center, Village of Woodlawn |
| Address | 10050 Woodlawn Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 |
| Phone | (513) 771-7713 |
| The village | Population 3,916 across 2.56 square miles. Mayor Brian K. Poole |
| Run by | Woodlawn Parks and Recreation, which also operates the municipal pool |
| Website | the Woodlawn recreation portal |
The department describes its aim as providing diverse, athletic, community driven programs and services that enrich the lives of visitors. That is close to boilerplate as mission statements go, but the review volume on a village this small suggests the building earns its keep.
Location, Directions and Access
The community center is at 10050 Woodlawn Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215. Phone: (513) 771-7713. The same number reaches the municipal pool.
From Interstate 75
Woodlawn lies west of the highway. The Glendale Milford Road interchange is the nearest full access point, and heading west from it brings you toward the village rather than into Evendale, which sits on the eastern side.
From Glendale
Woodlawn adjoins Glendale along its southern edge. From the village square in Glendale, head south on Springfield Pike, which is State Route 4 and runs north and south through this whole stretch of the county.
- Hours. The center is open six days a week, with longer evening hours Monday through Thursday, a shorter Friday, a partial Saturday, and closed Sundays. Check current hours before a first visit, since programming shifts seasonally.
- Parking. The site has a substantial lot, which is one of the practical reasons it works as an event venue for a village this size.
- Registration. Programs and reservations are handled through the village’s online recreation portal rather than by paper at the desk.
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What Is at the Community Center
The core of the building is a gymnasium with basketball courts, supported by locker rooms with showers. Around that sit meeting and activity rooms that the village rents out, which is how a lot of residents first encounter the place.
Programming runs to both youth and adult activities through the year. The building also functions as a general purpose community venue, hosting everything from birthday parties to organized events that need a room and parking rather than anything specialized.
Current programs, hours and reservations run through the village’s online recreation portal, which handles registration without a trip to the desk.
The Municipal Pool
The village also operates a municipal pool a short distance up the same street, at 10151 Woodlawn Boulevard. It shares the recreation department’s phone number, and seasonal swim programming runs through the same registration system.
Two public facilities on one boulevard, in a village of under four thousand people, is the detail worth sitting with. Plenty of larger communities in the county have less.
Renting a Room
The rentable rooms are the part of the center most relevant to households rather than athletes. They come up for birthday parties, family gatherings, showers, small receptions and community meetings.
Practical points worth knowing before you plan around one: reservations go through the recreation department rather than being booked at the door, the parking situation is one of the venue’s real strengths, and availability moves with the programming calendar.
If you are weighing a room rental against hosting at home, the honest comparison is space and weather rather than cost. A rented room is climate controlled and holds a crowd. A backyard holds a crowd about eight months of the year and costs nothing per use once it exists.
Backyard Projects in a Small Village
Woodlawn’s housing stock is largely mid century, on lots that are comfortable rather than expansive. That shapes what makes sense outdoors. A modest, well built deck or patio does more here than an ambitious one, because the space is finite and the sight lines to neighbors are short.
The permitting picture varies more than the geography would suggest. Villages and cities in this corridor each run their own process, and the differences are real.
Directly east, review requirements in the adjoining village run through a separate municipal office with its own timeline. For a sense of what finished outdoor space looks like in this part of the county, nearby park adjacent backyard ideas covers homes near the Great Parks land just northeast of here.
Further north the scale changes, and how a larger city structures its review shows what a bigger municipal department looks like. On the west side of the county, association review on an older west side street covers neighborhoods where a homeowners association adds a layer above the local rules.
Platinum Deck and Patio works across these smaller villages regularly. On lots this size the design conversation is mostly about proportion: getting the footprint right so the yard still feels like a yard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Woodlawn Community Center?
10050 Woodlawn Boulevard, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215, in the Village of Woodlawn. The phone number is (513) 771-7713.
Is it called the Community Center or the Recreation Center?
Both. Village materials use each name, and the department behind it is Woodlawn Parks and Recreation. They all refer to the same facility on Woodlawn Boulevard.
Can I rent a room for a party?
Yes. The center has rentable rooms used for parties, gatherings and meetings, booked through the recreation department. Availability moves with the programming calendar, so ask early.
Does Woodlawn have a public pool?
Yes, a municipal pool at 10151 Woodlawn Boulevard, a short distance from the community center. It is run by the same department and reached at the same phone number.
How do I register for programs?
Through the village’s online recreation portal, which handles program registration and reservations rather than paper forms at the desk.
How big is Woodlawn?
The village had a population of 3,916 at the 2020 census across about 2.56 square miles, making it one of the smaller municipalities in this part of Hamilton County.
The Bottom Line
Woodlawn punches above its size on public facilities. A village of under four thousand people running a well used community center and a municipal pool on the same boulevard is not the norm, and residents clearly use both.
The practical next step, if you are new to the village or have only driven past, is to look at the recreation portal and see what is actually scheduled. It is a better picture of the place than any description.
And if you have rented a room there more than once for the same annual gathering, that is usually the signal worth acting on. The room solves the problem for a day. A backyard solves it for the next twenty years.