Lake Eliza, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Lake Eliza, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake Eliza
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Porter
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Porter
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.543
Area Land Sq Mi:0.475
Area Water Sq Mi:0.068
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:751
Coordinates:41.4306°N -87.1811°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46341 (Hebron)
46385 (Valparaiso)
Area Code:219
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2830498
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:18-41112

Lake Eliza is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Porter County, Indiana, United States.

Geography

Lake Eliza is in western Porter County, surrounding the natural lake of the same name. It is 8miles north of Hebron, the same distance southwest of Valparaiso, the Porter county seat, and southeast of Gary.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake Eliza CDP has an area of 0.54sqmi, of which 0.48sqmi are land and 0.07sqmi, or 12.52%, are water.[1] The lake outlet is at its south end, flowing into Wolf Creek, part of the Kankakee River watershed leading to the Illinois River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 26, 2023.