16 of the 47 facilities here have a listing note that says walk-in or no appointment needed; 4 say appointments are required. Notes are copied from the State Department listing; call ahead to confirm before you go.
Cities in Cuyahoga County with their own page (not repeated below): Cleveland (11), Parma (4).
Mix of locations: 26 public libraries and 21 post offices.
All 47 locations
Walk-in locations are listed first, then by ZIP code. “Walk-in listed” means the State Department listing says walk-in service or no appointment required; “Appointment listed” means it says appointments are required (some list both, for example walk-in on certain days). Hours change, so call ahead.
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Walk-in listed
Lakewood Branch
1475 Warren Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-f 9:00AM-4PM: Sat. 9:00AM-12:30PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Rocky River Branch
19525 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, OH 44116
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment . M-F 9AM-4:30PM April 15, 2016 Passport Fair at this facility from 9AM-12PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Cleveland Heights Post Office
3 Severance Circle, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M, W-F 10AM-4PM : Sat. 9AM-12PM closed Tuesday”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
South Euclid Branch
1568 S. Green Rd., South Euclid, OH 44121
Listing note: “This facililty does not require an appointment in order to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-4PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Cuyahoga County Public Library- Fairview Park Branch
21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH 44126
Listing note: “NO Appointment needed.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Fairview Park Post Office
22350 Brookpark Rd, Fairview Park, OH 44126
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 9AM-3PM.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Midpark Post Office
13301 Smith Rd., Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
Listing note: “This Facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-3PM and Sat 10 am-1pm”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Noble Shore Post Office
25101 N. Lakeland Blvd., Euclid, OH 44132
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment in order to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-4PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Strongsville Post Office
15500 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH 44136
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-3PM; SAT 10AM-1PM.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Cuyahoga County Public Library Maple Hts Branch
5225 Library Lane, Maple Heights, OH 44137
Listing note: “NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed Appointment listed
Olmsted Falls Branch Post Office
8000 Brookside Dr., Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
Listing note: “No appointments required to accept passport applications M-F 9AM-4pm, Sat require an appointment. Call 440-235-1838.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Solon Post Office
33333 Station St., Solon, OH 44139
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-3PM , SAT 10AM-12PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Bay Village Post Office
27106 E Oviatt Rd, Bay Village, OH 44140
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 8:30AM-2PM Sat 9AM-11AM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Brooklyn Branch
6200 Biddulph Rd., Brooklyn, OH 44144
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 9AM-2PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Cuyahoga County Public Library Brooklyn Branch
4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, OH 44144
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Walk-in listed
Westlake Post Office
27300 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145
Listing note: “This facility does not require an appointment to accept passport applications. M-F 10AM-3PM; Sat 10AM-12PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Berea Branch
7 Berea Commons, Berea, OH 44017
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library- Chagrin Falls Branch
100 East Orange Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Gates Mills Branch
1491 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library North Olmsted Branch
27403 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Rocky River Public Library
1600 Hampton Road, Rocky River, OH 44116
Listing note: “No Sunday hours during summer -June 7 through Aug.23,2015.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Shaker Heights Branch
3675 Warrensville Center, Warrensville, OH 44120
Listing note: “This facility requires an appointment in order to accept passport applications. Hours 10AM-3PM, please call 216-295-0266.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library S Euclid - Lyndhurst
1876 South Green Road, South Euclid, OH 44121
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Beachwood Post Office
3695 S. Green Rd., Beachwood, OH 44122
Listing note: “This facility accepts passport applications without appointments from M-F 10AM-3PM : Sat. 10AM-1PM”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library- Beachwood Branch
25501 Shaker Blvd, Beachwood, OH 44122
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Orange Branch
31975 Chagrin Blvd, Pepper Pike, OH 44124
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library -Garfield Heights Branch
5409 Turney Road, Garfield Heights, OH 44125
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Garfield Heights Post Office
12401 Rockside Road, Garfield Heights, OH 44125
Listing note: “Appointments are required to accept passport applications.M-F 10AM-4PM Call 216-663-1447”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library- Warrensville Heights Branch
4415 Northfield Rd, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Middleburg Heights
15600 East Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Parma Heights Branch
6206 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, OH 44130
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Independence Branch
6361 Selig Drive, Independence, OH 44131
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Independence Branch
6509 Brecksville Rd., Independence, OH 44131
Listing note: “Saturday by appointment only 9:30AM - 1:30PM.Please call 216-524-0548 M-F 9:15AM-4PM, no appointment required”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library North Royalton Branch
5071 Wallings Road, North Royalton, OH 44133
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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North Royalton Branch Post Office
13901 State Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133
Listing note: “This facility requires an appointment in order to accept passport applications. M-F 9AM-3PM, Sat 9AM-12PM Call 440-582-8418”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Strongsville Branch
18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH 44136
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Olmsted Falls Branch
8100 Mapleway Dr, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Solon Branch
34125 Portz Pkwy, Solon, OH 44139
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Bay Village Branch
502 Cahoon Road, Bay Village, OH 44140
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Brecksville Branch
9089 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Brook Park Branch
6155 Engle Road, Brook Park, OH 44142
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Mayfield Branch
500 Som Center Road, Mayfield, OH 44143
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Richmond Heights Branch
5235 Wilson Mills Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Richmond Heights Post Office
454 Richmond Road, Richmond, OH 44143
Listing note: “SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED, 9AM - 12PM, please call 216-481-4461.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Bedford Branch
89 Willis St., Bedford, OH 44146
Listing note: “This facility requires an appointment for Saturday acceptance of Passport Applications, only. Please call 440-735-9712.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cuyahoga County Public Library Southeast Branch
70 Columbus Road, Bedford, OH 44146
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Broadview Heights Post Office
2525 E. Royalton Road, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
Listing note: “This facility requires an appointment to accept passport applications, M-F 10-1pm;2-4pm, Sat 11-1pm: CALL 440-838-5191”
Listed email: [email protected]
Nearest passport agency (urgent travel)
Acceptance facilities in Cuyahoga County, OH send applications to the State Department; they can't print a passport. If you travel internationally within 14 days, you need an appointment at a passport agency or center, with proof of travel. The closest to Cuyahoga County, OH:
Detroit Passport Agency about 95 miles away (straight line)
477 Michigan Avenue, 3rd Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
Part of a State Department pilot that allows appointments within 21 calendar days of urgent travel (instead of 14).
Address and hours from the State Department's agency map layer (we could not read the official page). Official agency page
Buffalo Passport Agency about 175 miles away (straight line)
111 Genesee Street Suite 101, Buffalo, NY 14203
Address and hours from the State Department's agency map layer (we could not read the official page). Official agency page
Distances are straight-line from the average location of the facilities on this page. Appointments are free; book through the State Department. See all passport agencies and the urgent-travel rules.
Passport fees
At an acceptance facility you pay two separate fees: the application fee goes to the U.S. Department of State (check or money order), and the $35 execution (acceptance) fee goes to the facility itself. Ask the facility which payment types it accepts.
Applying in person (DS-11)
Application fee (to State Dept) + acceptance fee (to facility)- Adult (16+) first-time, passport book (DS-11)$130to State Dept+$35to facility
- Adult first-time, passport card (DS-11)$30to State Dept+$35to facility
- Adult first-time, book + card (DS-11)$160to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, passport book (DS-11)$100to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, passport card (DS-11)$15to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, book + card (DS-11)$115to State Dept+$35to facility
| Optional add-ons | Fee |
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| Expedited service | $60 |
| 1-3 day return delivery (book only) | $26.87 |
| File search | $150 |
Renewing instead? (no acceptance fee, not done at these locations)
| Renewal | Fee |
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| Adult renewal by mail, book (DS-82) | $130 |
| Adult renewal by mail, card (DS-82) | $30 |
| Adult renewal by mail, book + card (DS-82) | $160 |
Fees from the State Department fees page and fee chart (PDF), checked October 27, 2026.
What to bring
Apply in person with Form DS-11 if this is your first U.S. passport, if you are under 16, if your most recent passport was lost, stolen or damaged, if it was issued more than 15 years ago, or if it was issued when you were under 16.
- Form DS-11, printed single-sided and not signed. Sign it only when the acceptance agent tells you to.
- Original (physical, not digital) evidence of U.S. citizenship, such as a U.S. birth certificate, a full-validity undamaged U.S. passport, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, plus a photocopy.
- A physical photo ID such as a fully valid driver's license, plus a photocopy of the front and back. If your ID is from a different state than the one you apply in, bring a second photo ID.
- One passport photo that meets the photo requirements.
- The two fee payments: the application fee to the U.S. Department of State and the $35 acceptance fee to the facility.
Photocopies must be on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, single-sided.
Sources: Apply for your adult passport, citizenship evidence, photo ID requirements.
Passport photo rules
- 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm); head between 1 and 1 3/8 inches (25-35 mm) from chin to top of head.
- One color photo taken in the last 6 months, on a white or off-white background.
- No filters, edits or retouching.
- No eyeglasses, sunglasses or tinted glasses, unless you include a signed doctor's note for a medical reason.
- No hats or head coverings unless worn daily for religious reasons (signed statement) or medical reasons (signed doctor's statement).
- No uniforms, clothing that looks like a uniform, or camouflage; remove anything covering your face unless for documented religious or medical reasons.
- Face the camera with a neutral expression (a closed-mouth smile is fine), both eyes open and visible.
Source: State Department photo requirements.
How long it takes
| Routine | 4 to 6 weeks |
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| Expedited (+$60) | 2 to 3 weeks |
Processing times do not include mailing time, which can add up to 2 weeks each way.
Traveling soon? If you travel internationally within 14 days (or need a foreign visa within 28 days), you need an appointment at a passport agency or center, with proof of travel. Acceptance facilities like the ones below cannot issue passports on the spot.
Source: State Department processing times (page updated October 5, 2026).
Tools
Passport fee calculator
What you'll pay, split between the State Department and the facility.
Renew by mail or online, or apply in person?
Check the official DS-82 rules in a minute.
Traveling within 14 days?
All passport agencies, addresses and appointment rules.
Passport photo requirements
FAQ
Can I get a passport without an appointment in Cuyahoga County, OH?
The State Department database lists 16 of the 47 acceptance facilities in Cuyahoga County, OH as walk-in or no appointment required. Walk-in hours are set by each location, so call the number listed before you go.
How much does a first-time adult passport cost?
For an adult passport book applied for in person, the application fee is $130 paid to the U.S. Department of State, plus a $35 acceptance fee paid to the facility. Expedited service adds $60.
Can I renew my passport at these locations?
No. Acceptance facilities handle new applications on Form DS-11. Most adults can renew by mail (DS-82) or online.
How long does a passport take right now?
The State Department lists routine processing at 4 to 6 weeks and expedited at 2 to 3 weeks, not counting mailing time.
Where is the nearest passport agency to Cuyahoga County, OH?
The closest is the Detroit Passport Agency at 477 Michigan Avenue, 3rd Floor, Detroit, MI 48226, about 95 miles away in a straight line. It serves only customers with urgent travel (within 21 days) by appointment, which is free to book through the State Department.
Facility data: U.S. Department of State, Passport Acceptance Facility API (cadataapi.state.gov), pulled October 27, 2026. Names and notes are shown as published, including typos. Spotted an error? Tell us.