Welcome to Goshen ...

The city of Goshen is located in Elkhart County<1> and is the County Seat for Elkhart County.

The location of Goshen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goshen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goshen has a population of 34,175 people<3> (see below for details).

Goshen is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Goshen lies within the (574) area code.

The ZIP codes for Goshen: 46526-46528<5>

Websites for Goshen ...

Official Website:   www.ci.goshen.in.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.goshen.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goshen had an population of 34,175 people. This is an increase of 7.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goshen had a population of 31,719 people (which is 16.06% of the total population of Elkhart County). This makes Goshen the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Goshen represents 0.49% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 31,719 people, the population of Goshen increased 7.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,383 people).

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

Communities Also Named Goshen ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 51 communities that are also named Goshen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Goshen ...

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

• Elkhart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
• Mishawaka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
  • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <6>
• Nappanee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nappanee
  • Nappanee is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nappanee <6>
• Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
• Ligonier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <6>
• Middlebury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
• Syracuse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Osceola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
• Wakarusa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
  • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <6>
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goshen. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Goshen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goshen ...

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

Adding Goshen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goshen 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 Goshen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Goshen post office opened in 1832.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goshen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Goshen: www.ci.goshen.in.us/

The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

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