Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:13 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:11 am – 4:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 17°F43 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June65 in of snow a year, on about 38 days10 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Laporte station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLaPorte County Conventions and Visitors Bureauvisitor center · 1.6 miDingler Lakelake · 1.9 miOhms Lakelake · 2.2 miMount Baldypeak · 3.5 miMichigan City Campgroundcampground · 4.2 miDunewood Campgroundcampground · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTrail Creek Public Fishing Areastate recreation area · under a mile · 111 acresGardena Playgroundpark · 1.0 miRuby Woodspark · 1.6 miIndiana Dunes National Parknational park · 10.0 mi · 10,617 acresReynold's Creek Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 1,254 acresGalena (Springfield Fen) Wetland Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 121 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLaPorte County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025230 of 365 days measured123 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 153main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, LaPorte County monitors, IN
Drinking waterMichigan City Department of Water Worksserves 33,996 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation636 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranciscan Health Michigan City2.7 miPost officeMarquette Mall Post Office1.8 miTown hallTrail Creek Town Hall1.1 miPoliceTrail Creek Police Department1.1 miFire stationCoolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 31.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 highElementaryJoy Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighMichigan City High Schoolunder a mileMiddleBarker Middle School1.1 miCollegePurdue University North Central7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMichigan City Municipal Airport MGC2.5 miMajor airportChicago Midway International Airport MDW46 miInterstateI-941.3 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakSouth Bend, IN SOB30 miRailCarroll Ave. (Michigan City)South Shore Line1.7 miCoachMichigan CityBarons Bus Lines1.7 miTransit11 stops within a mileMichigan City Transit Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 46361 ZIP area.
