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Welcome to Grove City ...

The city of Grove City is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grove City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grove City has a population of 41,885 people<2> (see below for details).

Grove City is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Grove City: 614 & 380<4>

The ZIP code for Grove City: 43123<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grove City had an population of 41,885 people. This is an increase of 17.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grove City had a population of 35,575 people. This makes Grove City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Grove City represents 0.31% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,575 people, the population of Grove City increased 31.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,075 people).

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

Communities Also Named Grove City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Grove City - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Grove City ...

Official Website: www.ci.grove-city.oh.us/

Communities near Grove City ...

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

  • Columbus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dublin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
  • Westerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynoldsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilliard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gahanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pickerington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Grove City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grove City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove City ...

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

Adding Grove City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grove 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 (so far) for Grove City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Grove City post office opened in 1852.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, 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 Grove City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grove City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 614 code has been Overlayed with the 380 area code. New phone numbers in the Grove City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 614 or 380. As a result, placing a call in the Grove City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Grove City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grove City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/