Notre Dame is a community in St. Joseph County, Indiana, home to about 6,890 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46556, and parts of 46637 are in Notre Dame too.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population6,8905,839 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$154Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Notre Dame
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Notre Dame, IN46556Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Part is in Notre Dame, part in Roseland and South Bend
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Notre Dame. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Notre Dame
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)78 miles away
Closer regional airport
South Bend International Airport (SBN)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Wayne, IN71 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL75 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Notre Dame; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Notre Dame
U.S. Representative · Indiana’s 2nd DistrictRudy Yakym III (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Notre Dame had 7,234 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2010.
It’s the 103rd largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
St. Joseph County grew from 58,881 residents in 1900 to 272,912 in 2020.
St. Joseph County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, S Bend, IN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in St. Joseph County
120,211 jobs at 5,959 businesses in St. Joseph County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Notre Dame.
Nearest hospitals
Memorial Hospital of South BendGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · South Bend1.5 miles
Unity Physicians HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Mishawaka3.1 miles
Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Mishawaka3.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Pharmacies
3
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.
Places in and around Notre Dame
Parks (3 nearby)
Charles B. Hayes Sculpture Park · 8 acres0.7 mi
Costello Cove0.5 mi
Grocery stores
Martin's Super Markets1.0 mi
Trader Joe's1.1 mi
Fruit Mountain Asian Market1.2 mi
Purple Porch Co-op1.8 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi
South Bend Specialty Pharmacy1.2 mi
Walgreens1.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Hesburgh Library0.2 mi
Cushwa-Leighton Library1.0 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Snite Museum0.3 mi
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art0.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center0.6 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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