Indiana · Census place 1845648

McCordsville, Indiana

McCordsville is a town in Hancock County, Indiana with an estimated 11,744 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 76th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
11,744
#76 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
+32.1%
+2,856 people
Land area
8.4 sq mi
+ 0.06 sq mi water
Density
1,401 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: McCordsville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

McCordsville population, 2020 to 2024

McCordsville added 2,856 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +32.1%. In the latest year it moved by +470. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so McCordsville is 81% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,824. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McCordsville covers 8.38 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 1,401 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so McCordsville is less dense than the typical town.

What county McCordsville is in

All of McCordsville's residents live in Hancock County, which had 88,810 residents in 2024. McCordsville holds 13.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McCordsville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McCordsville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46055. 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 McCordsville is

The Census internal point of McCordsville is at 39.897300, -85.917400. Indianapolis, the capital, is 15.5 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lawrence, IN (49,817 people), 4.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN, 5.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.897300, -85.917400
DMS
39°53'50.28"N 85°55'2.64"W
UTM
16N 592549.7E 4416919.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FPV3WM+W2

Daylight in McCordsville

At 39.90° N, McCordsville 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 McCordsville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Fortville, 4.2 miles away, with 4,927 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McCordsville, IN?

11,744 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,856 (32.1%) from 8,888 in July 2020.

What county is McCordsville in?

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

What ZIP codes cover McCordsville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46055.

How far is McCordsville from Indianapolis?

15.5 miles (25.0 km) in a straight line, heading SW from McCordsville.

What is the nearest larger city to McCordsville?

Lawrence, IN, with 49,817 residents, 4.4 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.