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Welcome to Grove City ...

Grove City is located in Charlotte County<1> (at the time of its founding, Grove City was located in DeSoto County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grove City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Grove City is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Grove City: 941

The ZIP code for Grove City: 34224<3>

Communities Also Named Grove City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Grove City - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Grove City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove City ...

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

Adding Grove City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grove City post office opened in 1887.

We also found Grove City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grove City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Charlotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grove City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grove City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grove City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/