Indiana · Census place 1849932
Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana with an estimated 51,020 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 21st largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 51,020
- #21 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- -0.1%
- -27 people
- Land area
- 18.1 sq mi
- + 0.35 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,819 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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Mishawaka population, 2020 to 2024
Mishawaka lost 27 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by +15. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 86th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Mishawaka is 3.5 times that size.
Mishawaka covers 18.10 square miles of land and 0.35 of water, for 2,819 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Mishawaka is denser than the typical town.
What county Mishawaka is in
All of Mishawaka's residents live in St. Joseph County, which had 273,744 residents in 2024. Mishawaka holds 18.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Mishawaka
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Mishawaka by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 46530, 46544, 46545. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Mishawaka is
The Census internal point of Mishawaka is at 41.676600, -86.165400. Indianapolis, the capital, is 131.8 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is South Bend, IN (103,713 people), 5.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.676600, -86.165400
- DMS
- 41°40'35.76"N 86°09'55.44"W
- UTM
- 16N 569468.7E 4614206.9N
- Geohash
- dp6tp6brb
- Plus code
- 86HMMRGM+JR
Daylight in Mishawaka
At 41.68° N, Mishawaka gets about 15 h 12 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 09 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Mishawaka
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Osceola, 4.5 miles away, with 2,600 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Mishawaka, IN?
51,020 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 27 (0.1%) from 51,047 in July 2020.
What county is Mishawaka in?
St. Joseph County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Mishawaka?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 46530, 46544, 46545.
How far is Mishawaka from Indianapolis?
131.8 miles (212.1 km) in a straight line, heading S from Mishawaka.
What is the nearest larger city to Mishawaka?
South Bend, IN, with 103,713 residents, 5.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.