Shipshewana LakeIN
365 people live in this town in Indiana.
Is Shipshewana Lake a good place to live?
Among 594 Indiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of households owning their home than Shipshewana Lake. Shipshewana Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Shipshewana Lake faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Shipshewana Lake, 46% come from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Shipshewana Lake work out of town
Since 2013, Shipshewana Lake has added 38 jobs, to 46 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 6 miles. The top destinations are Shipshewana (16%), Newbury Township (16%) and Middlebury (13%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Shipshewana Lake brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A July afternoon gets to about 83° and a January night to 17°, and about 45 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Shipshewana Lake is conserved land
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shipshewana Lake Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Shipshewana Lake
Moving to Shipshewana Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shipshewana Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Shipshewana Lake for work
Where Shipshewana Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shipshewana Lake
About 0 of every 100 Shipshewana Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Shipshewana Lake
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Shipshewana Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.
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Is Shipshewana Lake, IN a good place to live?
Shipshewana Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 365 people live in this town in Indiana.
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