East Chicago, Indiana

About East Chicago

East Chicago, IN is a thriving city located in northwestern Indiana with an estimated population of 25,768.

East Chicago holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,826 residents per square mile.

📰 East Chicago News Today

• Multiple homes lose power again in East Chicago, Indiana, as fire breaks out CBS News · Aug 18
• Transformer blows in East Chicago, leaving more in the dark Chicago Tribune · Aug 18
• East Chicago residents lose power again after overnight fire, explosion nwitimes.com · Aug 18
• Multiple homes lose power again in East Chicago as fire breaks out dailydispatch.com · Aug 18
• East Chicago, Indiana shooting: 17-year-old boy dies after being shot inside Harbor Food Mart store on Guthrie Street, police say abc7chicago.com · Aug 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes East Chicago Unique

• The only place in America named East Chicago — 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 25,768.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in East Chicago

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Chicago

• Grand Calumet River Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Callahan Park reviews ★
• Carey/Jackson Park reviews ★
• Clark and Pine Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cline Avenue Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• DuPont Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• E. J. Block Stadium Park reviews ★
• Jeorse Park reviews ★
• Linear Park reviews ★
• Marktown Park reviews ★
• Martin Luther King Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in East Chicago

• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
• Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch
• Carrie Gosch PK Center
• East Chicago Central High School
• East Chicago Lighthouse
• East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
• George Washington Elementary Sch
• Joseph Block Middle School
• William McKinley Elementary School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St Catherine Hospital Inc ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of East Chicago

🏘️ Nearby Communities