Welcome to Rome City ...

The town of Rome City is located in Noble County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rome City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rome City has a population of 1,402 people<3> (see below for details).

Rome City is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Rome City and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Rome City: (260)

The ZIP code for Rome City: 46784<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rome City had an population of 1,402 people. This is an increase of 3.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rome City had a population of 1,361 people. This makes Rome City the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Rome City represents 0.02% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 256th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,361 people, the population of Rome City decreased 15.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,615 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rome City.

Communities Also Named Rome City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rome City - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Rome City ...

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

• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
• Kendallville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <6>
• Garrett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <6>
• Ligonier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• LaGrange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <6>
• Avilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <6>
• Albion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
• Churubusco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <6>
• Topeka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <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 Rome City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rome City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rome City ...

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

Adding Rome City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rome City post office opened in 1868.

We also found Rome City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rome City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

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