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Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake

WolflakeIN

Home to 353 people, the town was settled in 1834.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Wolflake

Wolflake, IN · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Wolflake a good place to live?

Wolflake’s median age is 55.4 years, above both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Wolflake. Wolflake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

353 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Wolflake: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Wolflake, and how to reach them.

PowerIndiana Michigan Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsCentral Noble Community School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereNoble County Clerk's OfficeNoble County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes46701, 46796, 4676046701 74% · 46796 22% · 46760 4%Census 2020

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 Wolflake.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wolflake’s workers commute out

Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Wolflake’s average trip to work is put at 27 minutes. The top destinations are Albion (13%), Goshen (10%) and Churubusco (6%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wolflake0%
Albion13%
Goshen10%
Churubusco6%
Elkhart6%
16 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Wolflake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Wolflake: inland flooding

Wolflake’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 30 of 100. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wolflake

A July afternoon gets to about 83° and a January night to 17°, and about 24 inches of snow fall in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

In Wolflake, 6.4% of the land is conserved

Walkers in Wolflake have 9 acres of parks and preserves.

6.4%conserved
6.4%
conserved · 69 of 1,075 acres
0.0 mi
of trails
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wolflake Baseball Park—8
2. Wolflake Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wolflake

15pages on Wolflake
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Wolflake; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wolflake for work

Where Wolflake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Albion Albion 13% 10% → Goshen Goshen 10% 6% → Churubusco Churubusco 6% 6% → Elkhart Elkhart 6% 6% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 6% 6% → Sparta Township Sparta Township 6% Wolflake · 0% stay
12jobs based in Wolflake
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wolflake

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Wolf Lake is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
915 ft
ZIP code
46796

Questions about Wolflake

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wolflake, IN a good place to live?

Wolflake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.