Welcome to Westfield ...

The town of Westfield is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westfield has a population of 43,673 people<2> (see below for details).

Westfield is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Westfield lies within the (317) area code.

The ZIP code for Westfield: 46074<4>

Websites for Westfield ...

Official Website: www.westfieldtown.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westfield had an population of 43,673 people. This is an increase of 45.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 369.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westfield had a population of 30,068 people (which is 10.95% of the total population of Hamilton County). This makes Westfield the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Westfield represents 0.46% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 29th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,068 people, the population of Westfield increased 223.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,293 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Westfield.

Communities Also Named Westfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Westfield: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Saint Joseph County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 41 communities that are also named Westfield - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westfield ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <5>
• Fishers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <5>
• Noblesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <5>
• Lawrence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
• Zionsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <5>
• Brownsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <5>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Speedway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <5>
• Whitestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <5>
• McCordsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westfield ...

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

Adding Westfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Westfield post office opened in 1837.

We also found Westfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westfield: www.westfieldtown.org/

The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.in.us/

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