Welcome to Groveport ...

The village of Groveport is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groveport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Groveport has a population of 5,631 people<3> (see below for details).

Groveport is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Groveport ...

Official Website: www.groveport.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Groveport had an population of 5,631 people. This is an increase of 5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 45.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Groveport had a population of 5,363 people. This makes Groveport the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Groveport represents 0.05% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,363 people, the population of Groveport increased 38.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,865 people).

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

Communities near Groveport ...

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

• Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Grove City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Westerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Reynoldsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <5>
• Hilliard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <5>
• Gahanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
• Upper Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <5>
• Pickerington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <5>
• Whitehall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <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 Groveport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Groveport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groveport ...

Looking for more information about Groveport? 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 Groveport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Groveport.

Adding Groveport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Groveport post office opened in 1847.

We also found Groveport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groveport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Groveport: www.groveport.org/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/