Portage, Indiana

About Portage

Portage is a thriving city in northwestern Indiana with an estimated population of 38,576.

Portage holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 25.63 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,505 residents per square mile.

📰 Portage News Today

• Many residents in Portage, Indiana, still without power a week after severe storms tore through city wgntv.com · Aug 18
• Portage’s storm damage compared to category 2 hurricane Chicago Tribune · Aug 18
• Not a tornado: Derecho mows down trees in Portage, Indiana The Weather Channel · Aug 17
• NW Indiana power outages: More than 200K NIPSCO customers without power after storms, Indiana National Guard deployed ABC7 Chicago · Aug 13
• Woman killed in Portage, Indiana, house explosion identified by family as Leona Rice, 86, CBS News · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Portage Unique

• A top-25 city in Indiana by population (#24 of 566 incorporated places).
• One of 6 places in the US named Portage — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 38,576.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Portage

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Portage

• Bam Pizza Company — pizza
• Benchwarmer's Grille — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Denny's — american
• Hooters — burger
• LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house
• Quaker Steak & Lube — wings

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portage

• John Merle Coulter Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deer Trail Park reviews ★
• Founder's Square Park reviews ★
• Frank Gilbert, Jr. Monument Park reviews ★
• Nativity Park reviews ★
• Olson Memorial Park reviews ★
• Perry Park reviews ★
• Robert’s Park reviews ★
• Woodland Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Portage

• Central Elementary School
• Crisman Elementary School
• Ethel R Jones Elementary School
• George L Myers Elementary School
• Neighbors' New Vistas High School
• Portage High School
• Rowena Kyle Elementary School
• Wallace Aylesworth Elementary
• William Fegely Middle School
• Willowcreek Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Portage

🏘️ Nearby Communities