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Welcome to Griffith ...

The town of Griffith is located in Lake County<1>.

Griffith was established in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Griffith has a population of 16,088 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Griffith is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Griffith: 219

The ZIP code for Griffith: 46319<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Griffith had an population of 16,088 people. This is a decrease of 4.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Griffith had a population of 16,893 people. This makes Griffith the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Griffith represents 0.26% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,893 people, the population of Griffith decreased 2.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,334 people).

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

Communities Also Named Griffith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Griffith - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Griffith ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffith ...

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

Adding Griffith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Griffith 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 Griffith was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Griffith on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffith.

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

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 Lake, 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 Griffith.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griffith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Griffith). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Griffith or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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