Otter Lake, Indiana

Otter Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°38′11″N85°10′5″W / 41.63639°N 85.16806°W / 41.63639; -85.16806
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Township	Jackson
Area [1]
• Total	0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Land	0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46703 (Angola)
Area code	260
FIPS code	18-57330 [1]
GNIS feature ID	2830546

Otter Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. ^[2]

Geography

The community is in western Steuben County, surrounding Otter Lake, a natural water body. U.S. Route 20 forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east 9 miles (14 km) to Angola, the county seat, and west 13 miles (21 km) to LaGrange. Indiana State Road 327 forms the western edge of the community, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Orland and south 21 miles (34 km) to Garrett.^{[ citation needed ]}

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km²), of which 0.50 square miles (1.29 km²) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²), or 25.37%, are water. ^[1] The lake's outlet is at its northern end, flowing into Pigeon Creek, which becomes the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River leading to Lake Michigan.

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
2. "Otter Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.