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Welcome to Northwood Park ...

Northwood Park is located in Porter County<1>.


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


Northwood Park is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Northwood Park: (219)

Communities Also Named Northwood Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Northwood Park - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Northwood Park ...

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

  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Portage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Valparaiso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Michigan City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • La Porte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Griffith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chesterton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 Northwood Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northwood Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northwood Park ...

Looking for more information about Northwood Park? 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 Northwood Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northwood Park.

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

The official website for Porter County: www.porterco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northwood Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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