Notre Dame is a census-designated place[2] and unincorporated community[3] north of the city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[4] Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame is a retirement community offering continuing care.

[7] The University of Notre Dame also has its own fire department and supplies its own water and power utilities, except University Village and Cripe Street Apartments, Notre Dame's family and married housing get their electricity from American Electric Power.

[citation needed] The United States Postal Service Notre Dame Post Office is located in the northwest corner of Hammes Mowbray Hall, west of East Gate along Juniper Road on the University of Notre Dame campus.

[16] At the end of the 2017–2018 school year, Fischer Graduate Residence became the designated housing for students with dependent children, as University Village closed.