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Welcome to Summit ...

Summit is located in LaPorte County<1>.

Summit is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Summit: 219

Communities Also Named Summit ...

While we believe that this Summit is located in LaPorte County, we know of another 6 Indiana communities named Summit. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb, Gibson, Greene, Hendricks, Marshall and Tippecanoe County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 170 communities that are also named Summit - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (8), Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa (4), Kansas (5), Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maine (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (10), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada (4), New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina (4), Ohio (11), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (16), Quebec (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (6), Virginia (5), Washington (4), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Summit ...

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

  • Valparaiso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Porte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Carlisle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trail Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Burns Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit - 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.