Indiana · Census place 1845990
Madison, Indiana
Madison is a city in Jefferson County, Indiana with an estimated 12,108 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 73rd largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 12,108
- #73 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- -1.8%
- -228 people
- Land area
- 8.6 sq mi
- + 0.28 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,401 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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Madison population, 2020 to 2024
Madison lost 228 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.8%. In the latest year it moved by -45. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 118th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so Madison is 83% of it.
Madison covers 8.64 square miles of land and 0.28 of water, for 1,401 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Madison is less dense than the typical town.
What county Madison is in
All of Madison's residents live in Jefferson County, which had 32,921 residents in 2024. Madison holds 36.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Madison
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Madison by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 47250. 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 Madison is
The Census internal point of Madison is at 38.758800, -85.397100. Indianapolis, the capital, is 80.8 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Seymour, IN (22,524 people), 29.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 43.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.758800, -85.397100
- DMS
- 38°45'31.68"N 85°23'49.56"W
- UTM
- 16N 639271.9E 4291230.7N
- Geohash
- dngk2xzdr
- Plus code
- 86CPQJ53+G5
Daylight in Madison
At 38.76° N, Madison 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 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Madison
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Hanover, 5.2 miles away, with 3,827 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Madison, IN?
12,108 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 228 (1.8%) from 12,336 in July 2020.
What county is Madison in?
Jefferson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Madison?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47250.
How far is Madison from Indianapolis?
80.8 miles (130.0 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Madison.
What is the nearest larger city to Madison?
Seymour, IN, with 22,524 residents, 29.5 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.