Welcome to Georgetown ...

The town of Georgetown is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 3,374 people<2> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Georgetown (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Georgetown: (812)

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 47122<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 3,374 people. This is an increase of 17.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 2,876 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,876 people, the population of Georgetown increased 29.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,227 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

While we believe that this Georgetown is located in Floyd County, we know of another 5 Indiana communities named Georgetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Cass, Randolph, Saint Joseph and Washington County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georgetown.

Communities near Georgetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georgetown.

• Louisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• New Albany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
• Clarksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Saint Matthews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Shively
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <5>
• Sellersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <5>
• Charlestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <5>
• Prospect
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Corydon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Georgetown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown. See our Newspapers Page for Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about Georgetown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1837.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov