Spring LakeIN
A town of 216, laid out in 1912.
Is Spring Lake a good place to live?
Spring Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
216 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lucas Oil Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
16 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
17 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
17 mi MuseumConner Prairie
18 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Spring Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spring Lake.
A smaller share of residents in Spring Lake live below the poverty line than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
The top destinations are Indianapolis (60%), New Palestine (7%) and Greenfield (4%). Spring Lake’s mean commuting time is 28 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Spring Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Spring Lake, mostly inland flooding
Spring Lake’s risk rating from FEMA is 29 of 100, below both Indiana’s towns (38 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts nearly three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Spring Lake
A winter brings about 20 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Spring Lake stands out in Indiana and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
Among adults in Spring Lake, 21% get no exercise outside work. Only 7 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Spring Lake. Against the Indiana average, Spring Lake comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Spring Lake | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spring Lake | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow puts the typical Spring Lake home at about $242K
Among 594 Indiana towns, just one has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Spring Lake. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 3.2% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spring Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Lake
About 1 of every 100 Spring Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Spring Lake for work
Where Spring Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Lake
Town in Indiana, United States
Spring Lake is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States, along Sugar Creek. As of the 2020 census, Spring Lake had a population of 210.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Area code
- 317
Questions about Spring Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Lake, IN a good place to live?
Spring Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.