Indiana · Census place 1831216

Hanover, Indiana

Hanover is a town in Jefferson County, Indiana with an estimated 3,827 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 143rd largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,827; #143 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020: +2.3%; +86 people
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Density: 1,724 / sq mi; State median 1,645

Orange pin: Hanover. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

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Hanover population, 2020 to 2024

Hanover added 86 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.3%. In the latest year it moved by +21.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,745. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hanover covers 2.22 square miles of land, for 1,724 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Hanover is close to the typical town.

What county Hanover is in

All of Hanover's residents live in Jefferson County, which had 32,921 residents in 2024. Hanover holds 11.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hanover

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hanover by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47243. 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 Hanover is

The Census internal point of Hanover is at 38.707500, -85.467200. Indianapolis, the capital, is 82.1 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Madison, IN (12,108 people), 5.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 38.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.707500, -85.467200
DMS: 38°42'27.00"N 85°28'1.92"W
UTM: 16N 633276.1E 4285433.3N
Geohash: dnghpnkxt
Plus code: 86CPPG5M+24

Daylight in Hanover

At 38.71° N, Hanover gets about 14 h 53 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 27 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hanover

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Madison, 5.2 miles away, with 12,108 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hanover, IN?

3,827 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 86 (2.3%) from 3,741 in July 2020.

What county is Hanover in?

Jefferson County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Hanover?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47243.

How far is Hanover from Indianapolis?

82.1 miles (132.2 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Hanover.

What is the nearest larger city to Hanover?

Madison, IN, with 12,108 residents, 5.2 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.

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