Welcome to New Chicago ...

The town of New Chicago is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of New Chicago has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Chicago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Chicago has a population of 1,941 people<3> (see below for details).

New Chicago is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: New Chicago lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from New Chicago (for example, toward New Carlisle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

New Chicago lies within the (219) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Chicago had an population of 1,941 people. This is a decrease of 4.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Chicago had a population of 2,035 people. This makes New Chicago the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of New Chicago represents 0.03% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,035 people, the population of New Chicago decreased 1.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,063 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Chicago.

Communities Also Named New Chicago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named New Chicago - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Montana (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Chicago ...

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

• Hammond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <5>
• Gary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
• Portage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <5>
• Calumet City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <5>
• Merrillville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <5>
• Valparaiso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• Crown Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <5>
• Chicago Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <5>
• Schererville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <5>
• East Chicago
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <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 New Chicago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Chicago.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Chicago. 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 New Chicago.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Chicago ...

Looking for more information about New Chicago? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Chicago, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Chicago.

Adding New Chicago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Chicago 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 New Chicago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Chicago post office opened in 1907.

We also found New Chicago mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Chicago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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