Is Elkhart safe? United States travel risk
Is Elkhart safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Elkhart scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Elkhart scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Elkhart: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 41.6916° N, 85.9627° W place Elkhart within Indiana at an elevation of 229 meters. Heading to Washington: 819.0 km ESE.
Indiana
41.6916° N, 85.9627° W
229 m
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
146,511
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: May (110 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -0° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 8° | 2° |
| Low °C | -8° | -7° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 56 | 58 | 78 | 96 | 110 | 106 | 88 | 82 | 90 | 80 | 83 | 72 |
Normals: South Bend (25.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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