Winona Lake is a town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, home to about 5,080 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46590.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Winona 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)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL105 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Winona 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.
Winona Lake had 5,053 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 134th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Warsaw, IN weather station (4 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Winona Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Warsaw Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolWinona Lake | Pre-K–6 | 481 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Christian AcademyWinona Lake | 4–12 | 226 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.8 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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