Indiana · Census place 1851138

Morocco, Indiana

Morocco is a town in Newton County, Indiana with an estimated 1,081 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 291st largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,081; #291 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020: +0.6%; +6 people
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Density: 1,010 / sq mi; State median 1,645

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

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Morocco population, 2020 to 2024

Morocco added 6 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.6%. In the latest year it moved by +3.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,079. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Morocco covers 1.07 square miles of land, for 1,010 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Morocco is less dense than the typical town.

What county Morocco is in

All of Morocco's residents live in Newton County, which had 14,131 residents in 2024. Morocco holds 7.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Morocco

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Morocco by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47963. 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 Morocco is

The Census internal point of Morocco is at 40.944500, -87.450300. Indianapolis, the capital, is 106.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kentland, IN (1,626 people), 11.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Joliet, IL, 53.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.944500, -87.450300
DMS: 40°56'40.20"N 87°27'1.08"W
UTM: 16N 462097.3E 4532693.7N
Geohash: dp3bfj8xh
Plus code: 86GJWGVX+RV

Daylight in Morocco

At 40.94° N, Morocco gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Morocco

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Kentland, 11.8 miles away, with 1,626 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morocco, IN?

1,081 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 6 (0.6%) from 1,075 in July 2020.

What county is Morocco in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Morocco?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47963.

How far is Morocco from Indianapolis?

106.0 miles (170.5 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Morocco.

What is the nearest larger city to Morocco?

Kentland, IN, with 1,626 residents, 11.8 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.