Van Bibber LakeIN
Home to 658 people, this town lies in Indiana.
Is Van Bibber Lake a good place to live?
3.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Van Bibber Lake, below both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). Van Bibber Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
658 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Van Bibber Lake: who provides what
Van Bibber Lake is unincorporated, so Putnam County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Van Bibber Lake.
Most of Van Bibber Lake’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Greencastle (24%), Indianapolis (16%) and Greencastle Township (7%). Employers in Van Bibber Lake shed 93 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 9. Among residents here, 14% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Van Bibber Lake
About 22 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 19° and July afternoons rise to 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Van Bibber Lake has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Van Bibber Lake, 53% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Van Bibber Lake is
The share of adults in Van Bibber Lake who had a checkup this year is 81%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Van Bibber Lake is ahead of Indiana on 4 and behind on 3.
| Van Bibber Lake | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Van Bibber Lake | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Van Bibber Lake sells for about $220K at the median
70% of households own their home in Van Bibber Lake.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Bibber Lake Beach Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Van Bibber Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Van Bibber Lake
About 10 of every 100 Van Bibber Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Van Bibber Lake for work
Where Van Bibber Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Van Bibber Lake
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Van Bibber Lake is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Van Bibber Lake had a population of 460. The community is located on the shores of Glenn Flint Lake and its namesake lake.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Van Bibber Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Van Bibber Lake, IN a good place to live?
Van Bibber Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.