Snow Lake, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Snow Lake, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Snow Lake
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Steuben
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jamestown
Area Footnotes:[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.08
Area Land Sq Mi:0.60
Area Water Sq Mi:0.48
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:965
Coordinates:41.7303°N -85.0328°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46737 (Fremont)
Area Code:260
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-70470
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830548

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

Geography

The community is in northwestern Steuben County, consisting of development on the north, east, and west sides of Snow Lake, a natural water body. Indiana State Road 120 forms the northeastern edge of the CDP, leading east 5miles to Fremont and west 8miles to Orland. Angola, the Steuben county seat, is eight miles to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Snow Lake CDP has a total area of 1.08sqmi, of which 0.6sqmi are land and 0.48sqmi, or 44.52%, are water.[1] The lake's outlet is at its southern end, flowing into Lake James, part of the St. Joseph River watershed flowing west to Lake Michigan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2023.