Indiana · Census place 1883420

Westville, Indiana

Westville is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana with an estimated 5,260 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 121st largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,260
#121 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-11 people
Land area
3.3 sq mi
Density
1,618 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Westville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Westville population, 2020 to 2024

Westville lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by -9. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 92nd; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Westville is 36% of it.

5,27120205,28820215,27220225,26920235,2602024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,279. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Westville covers 3.25 square miles of land, for 1,618 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Westville is close to the typical town.

What county Westville is in

All of Westville's residents live in LaPorte County, which had 111,348 residents in 2024. Westville holds 4.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Westville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46391. 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 Westville is

The Census internal point of Westville is at 41.537500, -86.904900. Indianapolis, the capital, is 128.3 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Valparaiso, IN (35,065 people), 8.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN, 34.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.537500, -86.904900
DMS
41°32'15.00"N 86°54'17.64"W
UTM
16N 507932.7E 4598431.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
86HMG3QW+22

Daylight in Westville

At 41.54° N, Westville 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 Westville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Valparaiso, 8.6 miles away, with 35,065 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Westville, IN?

5,260 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.2%) from 5,271 in July 2020.

What county is Westville in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Westville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46391.

How far is Westville from Indianapolis?

128.3 miles (206.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Westville.

What is the nearest larger city to Westville?

Valparaiso, IN, with 35,065 residents, 8.6 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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