WheelerIN
A town of 283, settled in 1858.
Is Wheeler a good place to live?
Wheeler has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
283 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Soldier Field and 116 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheeler. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw29 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
6 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaUnited CenterPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Wheeler: who provides what
Wheeler is unincorporated, so Porter 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 Wheeler.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Wheeler work out of town
Wheeler: 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line. In Wheeler, the average commute is 34 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Wheeler has lost 50 jobs, to 40 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
| Wheeler | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Wheeler, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 42% of Wheeler’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Wheeler households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Wheeler, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Wheeler’s typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wheeler is
The share of adults in Wheeler who report frequent mental distress is 19%, above both the Indiana town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). The town tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. Just over two in five adults have obesity in the town.
| Wheeler | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wheeler
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wheeler
About 8 of every 100 Wheeler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Wheeler for work
Where Wheeler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wheeler
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Wheeler is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in northern Union Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 130, northwest of the city of Valparaiso. Although Wheeler is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 46393. As of the 2020 census, Wheeler had a population of 435.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- ZIP code
- 46393
- Area code
- 219
Questions about Wheeler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheeler, IN a good place to live?
Wheeler has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.