Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart
City
Main Street in downtown Elkhart
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Nicknames:  The City with a Heart, Hart City, The RV Capital of the World
Location of Elkhart in Elkhart County, Indiana.
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Coordinates: 41°40′59″N 85°58′08″W / 41.68306°N 85.96889°W / 41.68306; -85.96889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Elkhart
Government
• Type	Mayor - council
• Mayor	Rod Roberson (D)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	28.47 sq mi (73.74 km2)
• Land	27.51 sq mi (71.25 km2)
• Water	0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,923
• Density	1,960.27/sq mi (756.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46514, 46515, 46516, 46517
Area code	574
FIPS code	18-20728[3]
GNIS feature ID	2394653[4]
Website	http://www.elkhartindiana.org/

Elkhart (/ˈɛlkɑːrt/ EL-kart) is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located 15 miles (24 km) east of South Bend, Indiana. Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area, in a region commonly known as Michiana. The population was 53,923 at the 2020 census. Despite the shared name and being the most populous city in the county, it is not the county seat of Elkhart County; that position is held by the city of Goshen, located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Elkhart.