Map of Portage, Indiana, United States

Portage is a city in Indiana, United States, with a population of about 36,738. It lies at 41.5759°N, 87.1762°W, about 194 m above sea level. Portage is about 910 km (566 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gary, 14 km to the west.

Portage at a glance

Where is Portage?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 10 min on the shortest day to 15 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Portage

• Gary — 14 km west
• Merrillville — 17 km southwest
• Hammond — 27 km west
• Calumet City — 30 km west
• Chicago — 50 km northwest
• Tinley Park — 51 km west
• Oak Lawn — 51 km west
• Cicero — 57 km northwest
• Orland Park — 57 km west
• Berwyn — 60 km northwest

Largest cities in Indiana

• Indianapolis — 887,642
• Fort Wayne — 260,326
• Evansville — 119,943
• South Bend — 101,516
• Carmel — 88,713
• Bloomington — 84,067
• Hammond — 77,614
• Gary — 77,156
• Fishers — 76,794
• Lafayette — 71,111

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Portage

• Portage — Michigan, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.