Around La Porte ...
For comparison, La Porte has a population of 21,400 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from La Porte, with the nearest first.
- Door Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Kingsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Rolling Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stillwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsford Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Otis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trail Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pottawattamie Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For more communities neighboring La Porte, please visit our County-by-County Page for La Porte.
LaPorte County ...
La Porte is located in LaPorte County<3> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of LaPorte County: Jasper, Porter, Saint Joseph, Starke & Berrien (MI). Lake Michigan lies to the northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Porte ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Porte.
Airports Near La Porte ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to La Porte and that information can be found on the Airports Page for La Porte.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Porte ...
Looking for more information about La Porte? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for La Porte. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for La Porte, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Porte.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Indiana:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for La Porte. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to La Porte), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |