Indiana · Census place 1842426

Lawrence, Indiana

Lawrence is a city in Marion County, Indiana with an estimated 49,817 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 22nd largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
49,817
#22 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
+1.0%
+475 people
Land area
20.2 sq mi
+ 0.09 sq mi water
Density
2,471 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Lawrence. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Lawrence population, 2020 to 2024

Lawrence added 475 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.0%. In the latest year it moved by +239. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 66th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Lawrence is 3.4 times that size.

49.3k202049.4k202149.5k202249.6k202349.8k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 49,374. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Lawrence covers 20.16 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 2,471 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Lawrence is denser than the typical town.

What county Lawrence is in

All of Lawrence's residents live in Marion County, which had 981,628 residents in 2024. Lawrence holds 5.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Lawrence

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Lawrence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 46216, 46226, 46235, 46236. 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 Lawrence is

The Census internal point of Lawrence is at 39.866000, -85.989600. Indianapolis, the capital, is 11.2 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Fishers, IN (103,986 people), 6.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.866000, -85.989600
DMS
39°51'57.60"N 85°59'22.56"W
UTM
16N 586416.6E 4413373.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FPV286+95

Daylight in Lawrence

At 39.87° N, Lawrence gets about 15 h 00 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 40 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Lawrence

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is McCordsville, 4.4 miles away, with 11,744 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lawrence, IN?

49,817 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 475 (1.0%) from 49,342 in July 2020.

What county is Lawrence in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Lawrence?

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 46216, 46226, 46235, 46236.

How far is Lawrence from Indianapolis?

11.2 miles (18.0 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Lawrence.

What is the nearest larger city to Lawrence?

Fishers, IN, with 103,986 residents, 6.7 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.