Local servicesHospitalFranciscan Health Michigan City At La Porte9.7 miPost officeUnion Mills Post Office2.3 miTown hallKingsford Heights Town Hall3.8 miPoliceWestville Police Department8.9 miFire stationNoble Township Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePurdue University North Central10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMichigan City Municipal Airport MGC17 miMajor airportChicago Midway International Airport MDW56 miInterstateI-8011 miUS highwayUS 303.4 miAmtrakSouth Bend, IN SOB29 miCoachLa PorteBarons Bus Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 46382 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 46382 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:13 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:09 am – 4:20 pm
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People1,835 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.7703 householdsMedian household income $95,208Median home value $214,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,395 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 1,023 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 19%, manufacturing 16%, education and health care 16%Average commute 34 minutes92% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F39 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 24 days17 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wanatah 2 Wnw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksUnion Mills Lakelake · 2.4 miCusher Armbay · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKingsbury Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 7,069 acresLuhr Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 70 acresKankakee River Swamplandstate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 454 acresKesling Outdoor Recreation Centerstate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 77 acresPrairie Meadow Parkpark · 8.8 miKankakee Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 4,410 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
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 in the county
Elevation714 ft218 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
