Elkhart County, Indiana
County seat: Goshen · Population 208,774 (2025) · 463 sq mi
Elkhart County is the 6th most populous of Indiana's 92 counties, with 208,774 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Goshen. It is part of the Northern (Region 2) region, one of the 12 Indiana economic growth regions (DWD / WorkOne regions). The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Elkhart County facts
- County seat
- Goshen
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 208,774 +0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 463 sq mi 16th largest of 92
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 451 per sq mi
- Established
- 1830
- Named after
- shape, Elkhart, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/390d9d5a4ed3e1c7b4dea287fdadb6d1
- Largest city
- Elkhart 54,092
- Median household income
- $68,561
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 17
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 18039
Cities and towns in Elkhart County
Elkhart County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Elkhart County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart | City | 54,092 | |
| Goshen (county seat) | City | 34,525 | |
| Nappanee | City | 6,572 | Kosciusko County |
| Middlebury | Town | 3,752 | |
| Wakarusa | Town | 2,005 | |
| Bristol | Town | 1,818 | |
| Millersburg | Town | 971 | |
| Syracuse | Town | 0 | Kosciusko County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Dunlap | 6,109 | |
| Simonton Lake | 4,248 | |
| New Paris | 1,549 | |
| Benton | 384 | |
| Vistula | 90 |
ZIP codes in Elkhart County
17 ZIP codes reach into Elkhart County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 46507
- 46514
- 46516
- 46517
- 46526
- 46528
- 46530 also St. Joseph County
- 46540 also LaGrange County
- 46542 also Kosciusko County
- 46543 also LaGrange and Noble counties
- 46550 also Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties
- 46553
- 46561 also St. Joseph County
- 46565 also LaGrange County
- 46567 also Kosciusko County
- 46573 also St. Joseph County
- 46767 also Noble and LaGrange counties
Population of Elkhart County, 2020–2025
Elkhart County grew by 1,725 people (+0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 4,702 more births than deaths and a net loss of 3,042 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 206,985 |
| 2021 | 206,970 |
| 2022 | 207,185 |
| 2023 | 207,133 |
| 2024 | 208,196 |
| 2025 | 208,774 |
Neighboring counties
- Kosciusko County south · 80,892 people
- St. Joseph County west · 272,861 people
- LaGrange County east · 41,305 people
- Cass County, Michigan north · 51,677 people
- St. Joseph County, Michigan northeast · 60,968 people
- Noble County southeast · 47,937 people
- Marshall County southwest · 46,599 people
Printable Elkhart County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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