Wakarusa, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 1618 Housing Units (2000): 618 Land area (2000): 2.259911 sq. miles (5.853143 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.259911 sq. miles (5.853143 sq. km) FIPS code: 79478 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 41.534490 N, 86.016223 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46573 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wakarusa, IN Wakarusa