Spring Lake Indiana Map

About Spring Lake, Indiana

Spring Lake is a locality in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 418.8 people per km². Spring Lake is located at 39.7767°N, 85.8530°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46140.

Spring Lake exhales a quiet, settled air, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling farmland and the slow, deliberate curve of waterways. It lies 3.3 miles south of Hancock, IN (from Hancock, IN: bearing 184°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west of Greenfield. Here, the land slopes with an unassuming grace, a muted palette of greens and browns that shift with the seasons. The sky, a vast canvas overhead, often stretches in an unbroken expanse, broken only by the stoic silhouette of aging barns and the occasional windbreak of mature oak and maple trees. The air itself carries a certain thickness, a humid warmth in summer that softens edges and a crisp clarity in autumn that sharpens the scent of decaying leaves and damp earth. It is a place where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close, a constant reminder of the open country that surrounds it. The story of Spring Lake is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of agricultural life and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, the rich soil of Hancock County has been the engine of this locality, yielding harvests of corn and soybeans that fill the siloes and sway in the summer breeze. While the wider world churns with rapid change, Spring Lake moves at a more measured pace, its economy still tethered to the land that has sustained it. The small businesses that dot its modest main street, from the hardware store to the diner, are more than just places of commerce; they are the gathering points, the informal centers of community where news is exchanged and friendships are nurtured, reflecting a continuity of purpose that has guided Spring Lake through the years.

About This Spring Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spring Lake, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.776709, -85.853035. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Spring Lake and Hancock County.

Detailed location data for Spring Lake includes the ZIP code (46140), telephone area code (260), county seat of Hancock County (Greenfield), and school district assignment (New Palestine Community Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Spring Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.