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Welcome to Crestview ...

Crestview is located in Porter County<1>.

Crestview is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Crestview: 219

Communities Also Named Crestview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Crestview: This one is located in Porter County and the other is located in Bartholomew County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 35 communities that are also named Crestview - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crestview ...

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

  • Gary
    (18 miles [29 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 <3>
  • Portage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Michigan City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hobart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chesterton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
    • Lake Station is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Station <3>
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crestview ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Crestview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.