ZIP Code 46565 — Shipshewana town, IN Demographics & Data

ZIP code 46565 covers Shipshewana, IN in LaGrange County with a population of about 8,718.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 27.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 260; U.S. House district IN-3; the SOUTH BEND - ELKHART media market.

Median household income in ZIP 46565 is about $95,578 — about 27% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 5.3%; unemployment rate near 1.1%; 7.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 26.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Transportation; about 4.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.7 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $318,800 — about 8% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $575 (about 51% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 82.5% (about 17.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 46565 in Shipshewana, IN, a household would need roughly $88,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,048. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($95,578). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Shipshewana town, IN as Relatively Low (composite score 62.4), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (65.6) and hurricane (48.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Shipshewana town, IN show little to no average snow and around 38.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 401 for ZIP 46565 (Shipshewana town, IN) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.