Shelby is a community in Lake County, Indiana, home to about 164 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46377, and parts of 46356 are in Shelby too.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Shelby
Mostly Lowell; part is in Shelby
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shelby. 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)40 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL42 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shelby; 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.
Shelby had 453 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2010.
It’s the 619th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Lake County grew from 37,892 residents in 1900 to 498,700 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowell, IN weather station (about a mile away).
171,790 jobs at 10,566 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shelby.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lowell, Lake Dalecarlia and Cedar Lake.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.