Shipshewana Lake, Indiana

Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°41′06″N85°36′23″W / 41.68500°N 85.60639°W / 41.68500; -85.60639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Township	Newbury
Area [1]
• Total	0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2)
• Land	0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [2]	853 ft (260 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46565 (Shipshewana)
Area code	260
FIPS code	18-69489 [1]
GNIS feature ID	2830439 [2]

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

Geography

The community is in western LaGrange County, surrounding the natural water body of Shipshewana Lake. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the town of Shipshewana and 6 miles (10 km) east of Middlebury.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shipshewana Lake CDP has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), of which 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) are land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²), or 48.12%, are water. ^[1] The lake drains at its southeast end into Page Ditch, which flows northeast to the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River, leading to Lake Michigan.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2023 (est.)	325	[3]

The United States Census Bureau defined Shipshewana Lake as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. ^[4]

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shipshewana Lake, Indiana
3. "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Shipshewana Lake CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
4. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.