Silver Lake is a town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, home to about 857 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46982.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silver Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)96 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL107 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Lake; 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.
Silver Lake had 875 residents in the 2020 census, up 60% since 2000.
It’s the 371st largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Kosciusko County grew from 29,109 residents in 1900 to 80,240 in 2020.
Kosciusko County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Manchester Wwtp, IN weather station (8 miles away).
38,731 jobs at 2,039 businesses in Kosciusko 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 Silver Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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 (1 nearby)
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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