Welcome to Grove City ...

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

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

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<3> (see below for details).

Grove City is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Grove City ...

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

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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Westerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Reynoldsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <5>
• Hilliard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <5>
• Gahanna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
• Upper Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <5>
• Pickerington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <5>
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Worthington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <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 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 for Grove City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grove City: www.ci.grove-city.oh.us/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/