Indiana · Census place 1853352

New Palestine, Indiana

New Palestine is a town in Hancock County, Indiana with an estimated 3,621 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 149th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
3,621
#149 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
+30.2%
+840 people
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
1,766 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: New Palestine. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

New Palestine population, 2020 to 2024

New Palestine added 840 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +30.2%. In the latest year it moved by +85.

2,78120202,89620213,26120223,53620233,6212024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,759. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Palestine covers 2.05 square miles of land, for 1,766 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so New Palestine is close to the typical town.

What county New Palestine is in

All of New Palestine's residents live in Hancock County, which had 88,810 residents in 2024. New Palestine holds 4.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Palestine

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Palestine by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46163. 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 New Palestine is

The Census internal point of New Palestine is at 39.729400, -85.894300. Indianapolis, the capital, is 14.3 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cumberland, IN (7,211 people), 4.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN, 13.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.729400, -85.894300
DMS
39°43'45.84"N 85°53'39.48"W
UTM
16N 594754.8E 4398308.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FPP4H4+Q7

Daylight in New Palestine

At 39.73° N, New Palestine gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Palestine

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Cumberland, 4.8 miles away, with 7,211 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Palestine, IN?

3,621 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 840 (30.2%) from 2,781 in July 2020.

What county is New Palestine in?

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

What ZIP codes cover New Palestine?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46163.

How far is New Palestine from Indianapolis?

14.3 miles (23.0 km) in a straight line, heading W from New Palestine.

What is the nearest larger city to New Palestine?

Cumberland, IN, with 7,211 residents, 4.8 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.

  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.