Lakewood Indiana Map

About Lakewood, Indiana

Lakewood is a locality in Carroll County, Indiana, United States. Lakewood is located at 40.6864°N, 86.7597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47960, 47802.

Lakewood emerges from the flat, fertile plains of Indiana as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the steady, dark pulse of the Tippecanoe River. It lies 11.7 miles east of White, IN (from White, IN: bearing 87°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south of Monticello. The landscape here is a mosaic of woodlots and expansive farmland, where the earth holds a deep, dark color that seems to absorb the golden light of the late afternoon. At the edge of the residential grid, Lake Freeman provides a vast, reflective stillness, its waters mirroring the changing gray of the Midwestern sky. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain is subtle and unassuming, a place where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, save for the silhouette of distant trees that mark the boundary between the cultivated field and the wilder, overgrown margins of the riverbed.

Lakewood bears the quiet mark of its agrarian lineage, a history etched into the grain of its older timber buildings and the methodical layout of its streets. The local economy remains tethered to this land, sustained by the seasonal rhythms of harvest and the purposeful hum of machinery that echoes across the fields during the peak of the growing cycle. Residents often find their way to the Oakdale Dam Public Access Site, where the water’s movement offers a contrast to the stillness of the inland plains. Life in Lakewood moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the necessity of tending to the soil and the simple, enduring habit of gathering in places where the community can watch the sun dip below the flat expanse of the horizon.

About This Lakewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakewood, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.686427, -86.759733. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lakewood includes the ZIP code (47960, 47802), telephone area code (765), county seat of Carroll County (Delphi), and school district assignment (Vigo County School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.