North Hammond Explained

North Hammond
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Coordinates:41.6311°N -87.5139°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name2:Lake County
Subdivision Name3:Hammond
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:46320, 46327
Area Code:219

North Hammond is a neighborhood in western Hammond, Indiana, north of the Grand Calumet River and south of Wolf Lake. It is bounded to the south by Central Hammond, to the west by the Chicago neighborhood of Hegewisch, to the north by Robertsdale, and to the east by East Chicago. The neighborhood's boundaries correspond to Hammond's Planning District II.[1] The neighborhood is traversed by the Indiana Toll Road, which has an exit into the neighborhood at Calumet Avenue, and by the South Shore Line railroad. Passenger trains for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District stop at Hammond Station in the neighborhood.

The land area of North Hammond is dominated by industrial land uses.[2] Residential uses are found chiefly south of the Indiana Toll Road.[2] The greatest concentration of commercial activity is along Calumet Avenue, the neighborhood's principal north-south thoroughfare.[2]

North Hammond is sometimes considered to include Robertsdale, thus embracing all of Hammond from the Grand Calumet River to Lake Michigan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: New Federal Building -- U.S. Courthouse, Hammond: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993.
  2. Web site: City of Hammond . North Hammond Planning District II: Final Zoning Map. 2017-11-10. 2003.
  3. Book: A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana . 154. registration . 1893121089. Mark Skertic . 2003.