Shipshewana Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.[2]
Shipshewana Lake, Indiana | |
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  Shipshewana Lake  Shipshewana Lake | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′06″N 85°36′23″W / 41.68500°N 85.60639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Township | Newbury |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 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] |
Geography
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shipshewana Lake, Indiana