La Porte is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, home to about 22,449 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46350.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly La Porte; also Kingsbury
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Porte. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL53 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Porte; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
La Porte had 22,471 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 46th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
LaPorte County grew from 38,386 residents in 1900 to 112,417 in 2020.
LaPorte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 65 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laporte, IN weather station (about a mile away).
34,909 jobs at 2,297 businesses in LaPorte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
297 doctors and other health care providers list an office in La Porte.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 36 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 57 |
| Dentists | 24 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 64 |
| Mental health providers | 70 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 27 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1832.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by La Porte Community School Corp, Renaissance Academy Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Willard Crichfield ElementaryLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 459 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Hailmann Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 318 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Handley Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 366 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Indian Trail Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 246 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Kingsbury Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 294 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| LaPorte High SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–12 | 1,807 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 353 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Riley Elementary SchoolLaPorte | Pre-K–4 | 291 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| La Porte Online SchoolLa Porte | K–12 | 96 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Renaissance Academy Charter SchoolLaPorte | K–8 | 244 | Charter | 7.3 mi |
| Kesling Intermediate SchoolLaPorte | 5–6 | 847 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| LaPorte Middle SchoolLaPorte | 7–8 | 862 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Lutheran SchoolLaporte | Pre-K–8 | 98 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.1 mi |
| Door Prairie Adventist Christian SchoolLaporte | 1–6 | 5 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.1 mi |
| La Lumiere SchoolLaporte | 9–12 | 169 | Roman Catholic | 7.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kingsbury.
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