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Located in: Porter County (see below)

Time Zone: Chesterton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 219

ZIP Code: 46304<2>

Elevation: 640 feet [195.07 m] above sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Chesterton)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	14,107 (7.95% increase since 2010)
2010:	13,068 (24.6% increase since 2000)
2000:	10,488

Total Area:<5> 9.45 sq. miles [24.5 km²] - of which 1.2% is water (0.11 sq. miles [0.3 km²])

Housing Units:<6> 5,354

Websites for Chesterton

Chamber of Commerce: www.chestertonchamber.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Chesterton:

Lat: 41.609300° (or 41°36'33" N)

Lon: -87.066600° (or -87°3'59" W)

USGS Topo Map: Chesterton<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chesterton

GNIS ID: 2396642

FIPS State / Place Code: 18 / 12412

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chesterton)

About Porter County

The town of Valparaiso is the County Seat for {Porter County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Porter)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	170,389 (3.59% increase since 2010)
2010	164,487 (12.05% increase since 2000)
2000:	146,798

Total Area: 521 sq. miles [1,351.4 km²] - of which 19.86% is water (103.6 sq. miles [268.4 km²])

Housing Units: 66,179

Official Website: https://www.portercountyin.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Porter

GNIS ID: 450382

FIPS State / County Code: 18 / 127

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chesterton)

About Indiana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,731,010 (3.81% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,483,802 (6.63% increase since 2000)
2000:	6,080,485

Websites for State of Indiana

Official Website: https://www.in.gov

Tourism: https://visitindiana.com/

Parks: https://www.in.gov/dnr/

Fishing: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Indiana

GNIS ID: 448508

FIPS State: 18

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chesterton)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Chesterton is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	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 town (such as Chesterton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chesterton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chesterton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Chesterton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Chesterton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Chesterton.