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Around La Porte ...

For comparison, La Porte has a population of 21,400 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from La Porte, with the nearest first.

  • Door Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
    • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
  • Kingsbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stillwell
    • From La Porte to Stillwell
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waterford
    • From La Porte to Waterford
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Union Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <3>
  • Kingsford Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
      • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottawattamie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
      • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in LaPorte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
    • 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<5> 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.<6> 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.

The official website for La Porte: www.ci.la-porte.in.us/

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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