Otter Lake, Indiana

Otter Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Steuben County, Indiana, United States.[2]

Otter Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
Otter Lake is located in Indiana
Otter Lake
Otter Lake
Otter Lake is located in the United States
Otter Lake
Otter Lake
Coordinates: 41°38′11″N 85°10′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySteuben
TownshipJackson
Area
[1]
 • Total0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46703 (Angola)
Area code260
FIPS code18-57330[1]
GNIS feature ID2830546

Geography

The community is in western Steuben County, surrounding Otter Lake, a natural water body. U.S. Route 20 forms the northern edge of the CDP; the highway leads east 9 miles (14 km) to Angola, the county seat, and west 13 miles (21 km) to LaGrange. Indiana State Road 327 forms the western edge of the community, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Orland and south 21 miles (34 km) to Garrett.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Otter Lake CDP has a total area of 0.67 square miles (1.74 km2), of which 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2) are land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2), or 25.37%, are water.[1] The lake's outlet is at its northern end, flowing into Pigeon Creek, which becomes the Pigeon River, a west-flowing tributary of the St. Joseph River leading to Lake Michigan.

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. "Otter Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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