About Whiting
Set in the northwestern part of Indiana, Whiting is a small town counting 4,491 people who proudly call it home.
Whiting holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.81 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,481 residents per square mile.
📰 Whiting News Today
- BP Lockout at Indiana Refinery Stretches Into Second Month as Union Talks Stall EnergyNow.com · Aug 18
- Turner, Whiting make repechage in women’s freestyle at U20 World Championships USA Wrestling · Aug 18
- BP shut Whiting refinery hydrotreater for planned work: IIR Quantum Commodity Intelligence · Aug 18
- BP cites 'operational' issues including at Whiting, Indiana refinery amid worker lockout nwitimes.com · Aug 7
- Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP’s Whiting refinery Great Lakes Now · Aug 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Whiting Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Whiting — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
- 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Hammond (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Whiting
📍 Cheltenham📍 East Side📍 Five Points📍 Irondale📍 Jeffery Manor📍 Merrionette Manor📍 Pill Hill📍 Robertsdale📍 South Chicago📍 South Chicago Heights📍 South Deering📍 The Bush📍 Trumbull Park Terrace📍 Vet's Park📍 Water Gardens📍 Windsor Park
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Whiting
- Birrieria Ocotlan — mexican
- Calumet Fisheries — seafood
- Capri's Pizza — pizza
- Chef Sara's Cafe (café)
- Leon's Barbeque Zone — barbecue
- Majani — southern
- Pepe's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- TNT Ramen — mexican
- Urban Luxe Café (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Mascot Hall of Fame · Museum
- Schrage Mansion · Museum
- Studio 659 · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Whiting
- Arthur Ashe Beach Park reviews ★
- Beniac Greenway Park reviews ★
- Bessemer (Henry) Park reviews ★
- Calumet Park reviews ★
- Clara D. Schafer Park reviews ★
- Dougherty Park reviews ★
- Eggers Grove · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Francis Vernon Krause Park reviews ★
- Jesse Owens Park reviews ★
- Josephine Bradley Park reviews ★
- Luella Park reviews ★
- Merrill Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Whiting
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch
- Nathan Hale Elementary School
- Whiting High School
- Whiting Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIndiana
TypeCity
Population (2024)4,491
Rank in state#133 of 566
Land area1.81 sq mi
Density2,481/sq mi
Coordinates41.6730, -87.4840