Welcome to Osceola ...

The town of Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

The location of Osceola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osceola, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Osceola has a population of 2,489 people<3> (see below for details).

Osceola is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Osceola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Osceola (for example, toward La Porte), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Osceola is within the (574) area code.

The ZIP code for Osceola: 46561<5>

Websites for Osceola ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.sjchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Osceola, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Osceola had an population of 2,489 people. This is an increase of 1.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Osceola had a population of 2,463 people. This makes Osceola the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Osceola represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,463 people, the population of Osceola increased 32.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,859 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Osceola.

Communities Also Named Osceola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Osceola - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osceola.

Communities near Osceola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osceola.

• South Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <6>
• Elkhart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
• Mishawaka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
  • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <6>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
• Niles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
• Nappanee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nappanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nappanee
  • Nappanee is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nappanee <6>
• Bremen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
• Buchanan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <6>
• Middlebury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
• Wakarusa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
  • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Osceola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osceola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Osceola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osceola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Osceola. See our Newspapers Page for Osceola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osceola ...

Looking for more information about Osceola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Osceola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Osceola.

Adding Osceola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osceola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Osceola was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Osceola on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osceola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osceola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

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