Indiana · Census place 1816336
Cumberland, Indiana
Cumberland is a town in 2 counties of Indiana with an estimated 7,211 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 99th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,211
- #99 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- +20.6%
- +1,231 people
- Land area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Density
- 2,566 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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Cumberland population, 2020 to 2024
Cumberland added 1,231 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +20.6%. In the latest year it moved by +779. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Cumberland is 50% of it.
Cumberland covers 2.81 square miles of land, for 2,566 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Cumberland is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Cumberland spans
Cumberland crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,211 residents as follows; Hancock County holds 65.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Hancock County4,707
- 02Marion County2,504
ZIP codes in Cumberland
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Cumberland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46140, 46229. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Cumberland is
The Census internal point of Cumberland is at 39.786800, -85.944600. Indianapolis, the capital, is 11.4 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lawrence, IN (49,817 people), 6.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN, 10.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.786800, -85.944600
- DMS
- 39°47'12.48"N 85°56'40.56"W
- UTM
- 16N 590369.1E 4404627.2N
- Geohash
- dp4fk6cnc
- Plus code
- 86FPQ3P4+P5
Daylight in Cumberland
At 39.79° N, Cumberland gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 39 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Cumberland
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is New Palestine, 4.8 miles away, with 3,621 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Cumberland, IN?
7,211 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,231 (20.6%) from 5,980 in July 2020.
What county is Cumberland in?
It spans 2 counties: Hancock County (4,707 residents), Marion County (2,504 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Cumberland?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 46140, 46229.
How far is Cumberland from Indianapolis?
11.4 miles (18.3 km) in a straight line, heading W from Cumberland.
What is the nearest larger city to Cumberland?
Lawrence, IN, with 49,817 residents, 6.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.