Indiana · Census place 1879478

Wakarusa, Indiana

Wakarusa is a town in Elkhart County, Indiana with an estimated 2,006 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 208th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,006; #208 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020: +0.6%; +12 people
Land area: 2.2 sq mi; + 0.08 sq mi water
Density: 912 / sq mi; State median 1,645

Orange pin: Wakarusa. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

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Wakarusa population, 2020 to 2024

Wakarusa added 12 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.6%. In the latest year it moved by +8.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,994. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Wakarusa covers 2.20 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 912 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Wakarusa is less dense than the typical town.

What county Wakarusa is in

All of Wakarusa's residents live in Elkhart County, which had 207,436 residents in 2024. Wakarusa holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Wakarusa

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wakarusa by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46573. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Wakarusa is

The Census internal point of Wakarusa is at 41.531200, -86.013300. Indianapolis, the capital, is 122.0 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Nappanee, IN (6,902 people), 6.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN, 16.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.531200, -86.013300
DMS: 41°31'52.32"N 86°00'47.88"W
UTM: 16N 582313.7E 4598198.0N
Geohash: dp6u68x0b
Plus code: 86HMGXJP+FM

Daylight in Wakarusa

At 41.53° N, Wakarusa gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wakarusa

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Nappanee, 5.9 miles away, with 6,902 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wakarusa, IN?

2,006 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 12 (0.6%) from 1,994 in July 2020.

What county is Wakarusa in?

Elkhart County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Wakarusa?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46573.

How far is Wakarusa from Indianapolis?

122.0 miles (196.3 km) in a straight line, heading S from Wakarusa.

What is the nearest larger city to Wakarusa?

Nappanee, IN, with 6,902 residents, 6.0 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.