Schaefer Lake, Indiana

Schaefer Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.[2] It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.

Schaefer Lake, Indiana
Census-designated place
Schaefer Lake is located in Indiana
Schaefer Lake
Schaefer Lake
Schaefer Lake is located in the United States
Schaefer Lake
Schaefer Lake
Coordinates: 39°16′54″N 85°45′9″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBartholomew
TownshipHaw Creek
Area
[1]
 • Total0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)
 • Land0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
699 ft (213 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47246 (Hope)
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-68202[1]
GNIS feature ID2830317

Geography

The community is in northeastern Bartholomew County, built around a reservoir of the same name built on Duck Creek. The town of Hope is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest, while Columbus, the county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Schaefer Lake CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), of which 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) are land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2), or 35.63%, are water.[1] Via Duck Creek, the lake drains south to Clifty Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the East Fork of the White River.

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. "Schaefer Lake Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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