Harrison Lake, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Harrison Lake, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Harrison Lake
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bartholomew
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Harrison
Area Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.42
Area Land Sq Mi:0.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.16
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:719
Coordinates:39.1856°N -86.0256°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47201 (Columbus)
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-32098
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830312

Harrison Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

The community is in western Bartholomew County, built around two reservoirs on Denios Creek: North Harrison Lake and South Harrison Lake. A third reservoir, Tamerix Lake, lies to the south, outside the CDP. Columbus, the county seat, is 7miles to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.42sqmi, of which 0.27sqmi are land and 0.16sqmi, or 36.97%, are water.[1] Via Denios Creek, the Harrison Lakes drain southeast to the East Fork of the White River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 6, 2023.