Schleicher is a small neighborhood in the southern portion of Hammond, IN. It is south of I-80/94, with US Route 41 (Indianapolis BLVD) bordering it to the east, Columbia AVE to the west, and the Little Calumet River to the south, separating Hammond from Munster, IN.
| Schleicher | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hammond |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 184 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46324 |
| Area Code: | 219 |
Schleicher is also the home of Optimist Baseball Fields, located on the western side of the neighborhood where James Whitcomb Riley Elementary (closed in 2005) once stood.
Schleicher is dominated by standard slab, single family homes. Students in this neighborhood attend Frank O'Bannon Elementary and Donald E. Gavit Middle/High School.