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Welcome to Edgewater ...

Edgewater is located in Porter County<1>.

Edgewater is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Edgewater: 219

Communities Also Named Edgewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Edgewater - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewater ...

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

  • 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 <3>
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Michigan City
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewater ...

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

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 Edgewater - 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.