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Welcome to South Haven ...

South Haven is located in Porter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Haven: S. Haven

South Haven is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for South Haven: 219

Communities Also Named South Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named South Haven: This one is located in Porter County and the other is located in Wabash County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 10 communities that are also named South Haven - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near South Haven ...

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

  • Hammond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Portage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Valparaiso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Schererville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hobart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • East Chicago
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Haven ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Porter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Haven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.