West Lafayette is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, home to about 45,159 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 47906 and 47907.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly West Lafayette; also Battle Ground and Green Hill
All in West Lafayette
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)60 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Purdue University Airport (LAF)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL104 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Lafayette; 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.
West Lafayette had 44,595 residents in the 2020 census, up 55% since 2000.
It’s the 23rd largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Tippecanoe County grew from 38,659 residents in 1900 to 186,251 in 2020.
Tippecanoe 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 18°F. About 37 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette Purdue Univ Ap, IN weather station (2 miles away).
75,889 jobs at 3,857 businesses in Tippecanoe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
388 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Lafayette’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 56 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 26 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 103 |
| Mental health providers | 100 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 77 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
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 (36 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (10 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 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 1888.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
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 Tippecanoe School Corp, West Lafayette Com School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Creek Elementary SchoolWest Lafayette | K–5 | 778 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Klondike Elementary SchoolWest Lafayette | K–5 | 905 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| West Lafayette Elementary SchoolWest Lafayette | K–3 | 691 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| West Lafayette Intermediate SchoolWest Lafayette | 4–6 | 536 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Battle Ground Middle SchoolWest Lafeyette | 6–8 | 712 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Klondike Middle SchoolWest Lafayette | 6–8 | 448 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| West Lafayette Jr/Sr High SchoolWest Lafayette | 7–12 | 1,116 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| William Henry Harrison High SchoolWest Lafayette | 9–12 | 2,194 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori School of Greater LafayetteWest Lafayette | K–6 | 101 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 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 Battle Ground, Green Hill and Montmorenci.
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.