Chesterton, Indiana

About Chesterton

Set in the northwestern part of Indiana, Chesterton is a close-knit town counting 14,655 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Chesterton is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 9.41 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,557 residents per square mile.

📰 Chesterton News Today

• Raffin Construction Celebrates Opening of New Office in Chesterton Building Indiana Business · Aug 18
• Downed tree limbs from storm posing challenges in Chesterton Chicago Tribune · Aug 18
• PHOTOS | See the damage following a severe storm that swept across Northwest Indiana nwitimes.com · Aug 11
• Solidarity and contributions grow for locked-out Indiana oil workers The Militant · Aug 14
• Northwest Indiana residents dealing with ‘largest outage event on record’ after waves of storms, NIPSCO says wgntv.com · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Chesterton Unique

• The only place in America named Chesterton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 14,655.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Chesterton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Chesterton

• AJ's Pizza — pizza
• Cherries & Berries Pancake House — breakfast
• Flat Rock Grill — american
• Lia's Bella Cucina — italian
• Namaste India — indian
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Round the Clock — american
• The Port Drive-In — american
• Third Coast Spice Cafe — regional
• Val's Famous Pizza & Grinders — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chesterton

• Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve reviews ★
• Dale B Engquist Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wykes-Plampin Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brookdale County Park reviews ★
• Chesterton Park reviews ★
• Coffee Creek Park reviews ★
• Dogwood Park reviews ★
• Shirley Heinze · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sunset Hill Farm County Park reviews ★
• Thomas Centennial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Chesterton

• Bailly Elementary School
• Brummitt Elementary School
• Chesterton Middle School
• Chesterton Senior High School
• Liberty Elementary School
• Liberty Intermediate School
• Trojan Virtual Academy
• Westchester Intermediate School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Chesterton

🏘️ Nearby Communities