Located just 30 minutes from Lake Michigan in La Porte County, Kingsford Heights is a small town just beginning to expand. Our town has an ideal location, with Michigan City to the north, La Porte to the north, and Valparaiso to the west, which makes for a wonderful place to live. You are close to bigger cities but far enough to enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Purdue Northwest is just 25 minutes from town with easy access to the 80-90 toll road. Hop on the toll road and travel west for 45 minutes to downtown Chicago, perfect for an evening of enjoying the Chicago nightlife. Or travel just 30 minutes to Lake Michigan. Enjoy the wonderful dunes or hang out at the casino. Notre Dame fan? South Bend is approximately 40 minutes to the East on the 80-90 toll road. What more could you ask for in a town!

A Blast From The Past - A History of Kingsford Heights

Kingsford Heights was built in 1942 on 775 acres of farmland in Union Township, just 10 miles south of the City of La Porte, on Hwy 6&35. President Franklin Roosevelt's plans for this city included 3000 homes, schools, police and fire departments, civic buildings, and shops - a new place for workers of the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant (KOP) to call home. 'Victory City', as it was called during planning, took 1 year to build. The design was selected to confuse possible invaders with streets changing names in the middle of town, keeping only the beginning letter alphabetically the same. 

The town never reached the planned potential and became a ghost town after WWII when KOP closed and workers moved on. The remaining families bought the town. They raised money to buy out the government and formed a corporation to maintain town services. In 1956 the town was incorporated and got State money to revitalize. In early 1970, many new homes were constructed, bringing new families. Today over 500 families reside in Kingsford Heights. There are many active community groups such as the American Legion, Victory City Ball Club, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, PTA, and many church groups providing services to the residents of this rural town. It has an Elementary School, a Town Hall, Police & Volunteer Fire Departments, the Kingsford Heights Branch of the La Porte County Public Library, many churches, and a few small businesses. A newly (1997) constructed Community Center is located next to Baseball fields and a park in the center of town.

Kingsford Heights Community Center

Kingsford - Union Volunteer Fire Department

Kingsford Union Fire Department. Proudly serving our community 24/7 365 days a year. "Risking ours, Saving yours"

Kingsford Union Fire Department proudly protects 2500 people living in an area of 8 square miles. We operate out of one station that protects a primarily residential area. Our department is a private department whose members are on a volunteer status. 

Kingsford Union Fire Department is a volunteer fire department with a professional attitude. We take pride in what we do and show it with continuing education and improving department equipment and training. Our small but quite aggressive department is always available to assist the people of our community. 

360 Drummond Rd.

219-393-3212