Michigan City is located in northwest Indiana, on the southern shores of Lake Michigan adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Indiana Dunes State Park. The city, which is located in the northern most part of LaPorte County, is also 55 miles east of Chicago and 10 miles southwest of the Michigan state line.

Area
LaPorte County: 656 sq. miles
Michigan City: 19.6 sq. miles
Zip 46360: 25.5 sq. miles

Elevation
625 feet (Lake Michigan: 580 feet)

Climate
Annual Average Temperature: 58.5 degrees F
Annual Total Rain: 34.66 inches
Annual Total Snow: 39.2 inches

Highway Distances

Chicago, IL	55 miles W
Cincinnati, OH	250 miles SE
Cleveland, OH	285 miles E
Detroit, MI	200 miles E
Evansville, IN	297 miles S
Fort Wayne, IN	117 miles E
Indianapolis, IN	150 miles S
Kansas City, MO	569 miles SW
Louisville, KY	271 miles S
Milwaukee, WI	144 miles NW
Minneapolis, MN	486 miles NE
Pittsburgh, PA	432 miles E
St. Louis, MO	318 miles E
South Bend, IN	34 miles E
Toledo, OH	150 miles E