Merrillville, Indiana | |
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![]() Merrillville's skyline in May 2012 | |
![]() Location of Merrillville in Lake County, Indiana. | |
Coordinates: 41°29′08″N 87°20′07″W / 41.48556°N 87.33528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Lake |
Township | Ross |
Government | |
• Type | Town |
• Town Manager | Patrick J. Reardon[citation needed] |
Area | |
• Total | 33.29 sq mi (86.21 km2) |
• Land | 33.24 sq mi (86.08 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 36,444 |
• Density | 1,096.49/sq mi (423.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 46410, 46411, 46342(Partial) |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-48528[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396754[2] |
Website | www.merrillville.in.gov |
Merrillville (/ˈmɛrəlvɪl/ MAIR-əl-vil, locally [ˈmɛərvɪl]) is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is in east-central Lake County, in the Chicago metropolitan area. On January 1, 2015, Merrillville became the most populated town in Indiana, as Fishers in Hamilton County was converted from a town to a city. The town serves as a major shopping hub for Northwest Indiana.