Indiana · Census place 1830594

Hamilton, Indiana

Hamilton is a town in 2 counties of Indiana with an estimated 1,555 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 242nd largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,555
#242 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
+1.8%
+28 people
Land area
2.1 sq mi
+ 0.95 sq mi water
Density
740 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Hamilton. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Hamilton population, 2020 to 2024

Hamilton added 28 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.8%. In the latest year it moved by +2.

1,52720201,54120211,54620221,55320231,5552024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,527. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hamilton covers 2.10 square miles of land and 0.95 of water, for 740 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Hamilton is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Hamilton spans

Hamilton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,555 residents as follows; Steuben County holds 84.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Steuben County1,317
  2. 02DeKalb County238
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Hamilton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hamilton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46742. 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 Hamilton is

The Census internal point of Hamilton is at 41.540200, -84.919800. Indianapolis, the capital, is 138.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Butler, IN (2,669 people), 8.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN, 33.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.540200, -84.919800
DMS
41°32'24.72"N 84°55'11.28"W
UTM
16N 673516.5E 4600816.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
86HQG3RJ+33

Daylight in Hamilton

At 41.54° N, Hamilton gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hamilton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Ashley, 7.4 miles away, with 1,041 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hamilton, IN?

1,555 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 28 (1.8%) from 1,527 in July 2020.

What county is Hamilton in?

It spans 2 counties: Steuben County (1,317 residents), DeKalb County (238 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Hamilton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46742.

How far is Hamilton from Indianapolis?

138.5 miles (222.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Hamilton.

What is the nearest larger city to Hamilton?

Butler, IN, with 2,669 residents, 8.2 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.