Dunlap, Indiana

Dunlap, Indiana
Location of Dunlap in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Location of Dunlap in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 41°37′40″N 85°55′12″W / 41.62778°N 85.92000°W / 41.62778; -85.92000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyElkhart
Area
 • Total
4.93 sq mi (12.76 km2)
 • Land4.92 sq mi (12.74 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,442
 • Density1,310.15/sq mi (505.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46517, 46516, 46526
Area code574
FIPS code18-19072[3]
GNIS feature ID2392982[2]

Dunlap is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,235 at the 2010 census.[4] Once a small farming community, by the 1980s it had become a suburb of Elkhart and Goshen, Indiana. Most of the town was destroyed by two violent F4 tornadoes during the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak on April 11, 1965.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunlap, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Dunlap CDP, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2012.