Welcome to Indiana Harbor ...

Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indiana Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for Indiana Harbor: Indiana Hbr. (or less commonly used: Indiana Harb. or Indiana Hrbr.)

Indiana Harbor is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Indiana Harbor: 219

Communities near Indiana Harbor ...

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

• Chicago
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <3>
• Hammond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
• Gary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Tinley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>
• Calumet City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <3>
• Merrillville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <3>
• Crown Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <3>
• Chicago Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <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 Indiana Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indiana Harbor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indiana Harbor ...

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

Adding Indiana Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indiana Harbor 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 Indiana Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Indiana Harbor post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indiana Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indiana Harbor. 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