Lake Station, Indiana

About Lake Station

Lake Station, IN is a close-knit town located in northwestern Indiana counting 13,033 people who proudly call it home.

Lake Station holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,572 residents per square mile.

📰 Lake Station News Today

• River Forest Varsity Football @ Lake Station Edison MaxPreps · Oct 10
• Lake Station Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Lake Station, Indiana, community still without power after 18 days NBC 5 Chicago · Aug 28
• Chicago-area weather: Storm recovery continues in Lake Station and Gary, Indiana more than 2 weeks after Aug. 11 derecho ABC7 Chicago · Aug 28
• Water main break in Lake Station triggers Boil Water Advisory - WGN-TV WGN-TV · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Indiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lake Station Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Station — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,033.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lake Station

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Station

• Beggars Pizza — pizza
• Miller Pizza — pizza
• 444 Grill — caribbean
• Caribbean Roots — caribbean
• Denny's — american
• Tequila and Tacos — mexican
• The Brass Idol — american
• Tiny's Coffee Bar — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Nelson Algren Museum · Museum
• Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education · Museum
• Lake Street Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Station

• Green Heron Pond Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Aetna Park reviews ★
• Aetna Playground reviews ★
• Aetna Playground 2 reviews ★
• Bicentennial Park reviews ★
• Calumet Prairie State Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Community Acres Park reviews ★
• Compensatory Wetland Mitigation Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Countryside Park reviews ★
• Four Winds Park reviews ★
• Gibson Fields reviews ★
• Glen Ryan Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lake Station

• Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch
• Henry S Evans Elementary School
• Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS
• Virgil I Bailey Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lake Station

🏘️ Nearby Communities