Location
Syracuse is centrally located between Chicago, Detroit, Toledo and Indianapolis. Syracuse provides an environment where business can flourish with an outstanding quality of life. An abundance of natural resources, unique real estate properties and an affordable and dependable work force fosters the best in business development and family living.
The Town of Syracuse owns 60 acres of land in Benton Township for the specific purpose of promoting development and redevelopment within the Town’s area of urban influence.
Population/Workforce
§ Workforce in Kosciusko and surrounding counties 240,879
§ Workforce in Kosciusko County 40,529
§ Township Population 8,924
§ County Population 76,541
§ Median age or Age Composition* 38.5
§ Number of Households* 3,856
§ Median Household Income* $46,532
§ Per Capita Income* $24,244
§ Percentage of Families below poverty level* 2.9%
* information is from the 2000 Census and refers to the 46567 zip code area.
Transportation
§ Trains
CSX railroad tracks run west and east through the town of Syracuse.
Amtrak trains are available from South Bend and Elkhart to bring visitors to Chicago.
§ Airports Distance from Syracuse
Goshen Municipal Airport 8 mi
Nappanee Municipal Airport 11 mi
Warsaw Municipal Airport 16 mi
South Bend Regional Airport 51 mi
Fort Wayne International Airport 62 mi
Gary Chicago International Airport 113 mi
Chicago Midway International Airport 144 mi
Indianapolis International Airport 146 mi
Chicago O’Hare International Airport 155 mi
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 196 mi
§ Highways Distance from Syracuse
US 6 2 mi
US 33 5 mi
US 30 18 mi
US 20 20 mi
Interstate 80/90 27 mi
Interstate 69 38 mi
Utilities
§ Water
Water is supplied by the Town of Syracuse and comes from (3) wells. The water has a capacity of 2.3 gallons per day with a usage range of 350,000 to 700,000 million gallons daily. The Town has above ground storage tanks which hold (1) million gallons.
§ Sewer
The Town of Syracuse provides primary and secondary treatment. Present capacity is1.05 million gallons per day, present normal flow is 500,000 gallons per day.
§ Natural Gas/Electric
(NIPSCO) Northern Indiana Public Service Company is an investor owned company and furnishes electricity and natural gas to the greater Syracuse area.
www.nipsco.com 1-800-262-6477
(NREMC) Northern Rural Electric Membership Corporation is a consumer owned corporation that
also provides service to the Syracuse area.
www.unitedremc.com 1-800-542-6339
§ Telephone
Embarq provides telephone service in the greater Syracuse area, including high speed (DSL) internet and bundled packages.
www.embarq.com 1-866-380-9990
U4 provides telephone service in the greater in the greater Syracuse area, including internet
access nationwide.
www.u4corp.com 1-877-562-2584
§ Cable
Mediacom (Comcast) provides broadband internet, digital cable TV and digital phone service to the Syracuse area.
www.mediacomcc.com 1-866-755-2225