Welcome to Greenfield ...

The city of Greenfield is located in Hancock County<1> and is the County Seat for Hancock County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenfield has a population of 23,002 people<2> (see below for details).

Greenfield is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Greenfield is within the (317) area code.

The ZIP code for Greenfield: 46140<4>

Websites for Greenfield ...

Official Website: www.greenfieldin.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenfield had an population of 23,002 people. This is an increase of 11.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenfield had a population of 20,602 people (or 29.43% of the total population of Hancock County). This makes Greenfield the county's most populous community.

The population of Greenfield represents 0.32% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,602 people, the population of Greenfield increased 41.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,600 people).

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

Communities Also Named Greenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Greenfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Greenfield ...

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

• Fishers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <6>
• Lawrence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <6>
• Warsaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Beech Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <6>
• McCordsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <6>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Pendleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <6>
• Fortville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Fortville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <6>
• Ingalls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Ingalls is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingalls <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 Greenfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenfield.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield. Our list includes 28 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield ...

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

Adding Greenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenfield post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greenfield: www.greenfieldin.org/

The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

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