Indiana · Census place 1852020
Nappanee, Indiana
Nappanee is a city in 2 counties of Indiana with an estimated 6,902 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 100th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 6,902
- #100 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- -0.7%
- -50 people
- Land area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Density
- 1,400 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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Nappanee population, 2020 to 2024
Nappanee lost 50 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +4. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 101st; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Nappanee is 47% of it.
Nappanee covers 4.93 square miles of land, for 1,400 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Nappanee is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Nappanee spans
Nappanee crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 6,902 residents as follows; Elkhart County holds 95.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Elkhart County6,588
- 02Kosciusko County314
ZIP codes in Nappanee
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Nappanee by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 46550. 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 Nappanee is
The Census internal point of Nappanee is at 41.446100, -85.996700. Indianapolis, the capital, is 116.2 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Goshen, IN (34,458 people), 12.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN, 21.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.446100, -85.996700
- DMS
- 41°26'45.96"N 85°59'48.12"W
- UTM
- 16N 583808.1E 4588766.0N
- Geohash
- dp6gg1515
- Plus code
- 86HPC2W3+C8
Daylight in Nappanee
At 41.45° N, Nappanee gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 11 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 00 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Nappanee
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Wakarusa, 5.9 miles away, with 2,006 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Nappanee, IN?
6,902 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 50 (0.7%) from 6,952 in July 2020.
What county is Nappanee in?
It spans 2 counties: Elkhart County (6,588 residents), Kosciusko County (314 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Nappanee?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46550.
How far is Nappanee from Indianapolis?
116.2 miles (187.0 km) in a straight line, heading S from Nappanee.
What is the nearest larger city to Nappanee?
Goshen, IN, with 34,458 residents, 12.4 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.