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Welcome to Georgetown ...

The town of Georgetown is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 3,374 people<2> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Georgetown (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Georgetown: 812 & 930<4>

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 47122<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 3,374 people. This is an increase of 17.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 2,876 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.04% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,876 people, the population of Georgetown increased 29.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,227 people).

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

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

While we believe that this Georgetown is located in Floyd County, we know of another 5 Indiana communities named Georgetown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen, Cass, Randolph, Saint Joseph and Washington County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Georgetown ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

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

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown 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 Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1837.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Georgetown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Georgetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Georgetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Georgetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Georgetown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Georgetown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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