Indiana · Census place 1832242

Hartford City, Indiana

Hartford City is a city in Blackford County, Indiana with an estimated 5,927 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 112th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,927
#112 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-2.6%
-156 people
Land area
3.9 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
1,528 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Hartford City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Hartford City population, 2020 to 2024

Hartford City lost 156 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -31. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 125th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Hartford City is 41% of it.

6,08320206,05020215,97720225,95820235,9272024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 6,086. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Hartford City covers 3.88 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,528 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Hartford City is close to the typical town.

What county Hartford City is in

All of Hartford City's residents live in Blackford County, which had 11,816 residents in 2024. Hartford City holds 50.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Hartford City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Hartford City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 47348. 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 Hartford City is

The Census internal point of Hartford City is at 40.453700, -85.373200. Indianapolis, the capital, is 62.9 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gas City, IN (6,091 people), 11.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN, 45.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.453700, -85.373200
DMS
40°27'13.32"N 85°22'23.52"W
UTM
16N 637942.7E 4479386.3N
Geohash
dp5q1k35u
Plus code
86GPFJ3G+FP

Daylight in Hartford City

At 40.45° N, Hartford City gets about 15 h 04 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 47 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Hartford City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Upland, 6.7 miles away, with 3,819 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hartford City, IN?

5,927 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 156 (2.6%) from 6,083 in July 2020.

What county is Hartford City in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Hartford City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47348.

How far is Hartford City from Indianapolis?

62.9 miles (101.2 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Hartford City.

What is the nearest larger city to Hartford City?

Gas City, IN, with 6,091 residents, 11.9 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.

  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.