Indiana · Census place 1819054
Dunkirk, Indiana
Dunkirk is a city in 2 counties of Indiana with an estimated 2,106 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 199th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,106
- #199 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- -2.5%
- -55 people
- Land area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Density
- 1,785 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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Dunkirk population, 2020 to 2024
Dunkirk lost 55 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.5%. In the latest year it moved by +5.
Dunkirk covers 1.18 square miles of land, for 1,785 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Dunkirk is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Dunkirk spans
Dunkirk crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,106 residents as follows; Jay County holds 93.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Jay County1,977
- 02Blackford County129
ZIP codes in Dunkirk
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Dunkirk by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 47336. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Dunkirk is
The Census internal point of Dunkirk is at 40.374300, -85.208200. Indianapolis, the capital, is 65.4 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Albany, IN (2,291 people), 4.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN, 49.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.374300, -85.208200
- DMS
- 40°22'27.48"N 85°12'29.52"W
- UTM
- 16N 652113.2E 4470843.2N
- Geohash
- dp5mtjcm3
- Plus code
- 86GP9QFR+PP
Daylight in Dunkirk
At 40.37° N, Dunkirk gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Dunkirk
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Redkey, 3.4 miles away, with 1,075 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Dunkirk, IN?
2,106 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 55 (2.5%) from 2,161 in July 2020.
What county is Dunkirk in?
It spans 2 counties: Jay County (1,977 residents), Blackford County (129 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Dunkirk?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47336.
How far is Dunkirk from Indianapolis?
65.4 miles (105.2 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Dunkirk.
What is the nearest larger city to Dunkirk?
Albany, IN, with 2,291 residents, 4.9 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.