Indiana · Census place 1853388

New Pekin, Indiana

New Pekin is a town in Washington County, Indiana with an estimated 1,333 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 264th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,333; #264 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020: +0.5%; +6 people
Land area: 2.4 sq mi; + 0.02 sq mi water
Density: 560 / sq mi; State median 1,645

Orange pin: New Pekin. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

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New Pekin population, 2020 to 2024

New Pekin added 6 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +8.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,325. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Pekin covers 2.38 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 560 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so New Pekin is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Pekin is in

All of New Pekin's residents live in Washington County, which had 28,345 residents in 2024. New Pekin holds 4.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Pekin

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Pekin by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47165. 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 Pekin is

The Census internal point of New Pekin is at 38.502100, -86.014400. Indianapolis, the capital, is 87.9 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Salem, IN (6,463 people), 8.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 30.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.502100, -86.014400
DMS: 38°30'7.56"N 86°00'51.84"W
UTM: 16N 585940.7E 4261986.6N
Geohash: dnfg49n4z
Plus code: 86CMGX2P+R6

Daylight in New Pekin

At 38.50° N, New Pekin gets about 14 h 51 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 29 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Pekin

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Salem, 8.4 miles away, with 6,463 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Pekin, IN?

1,333 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 6 (0.5%) from 1,327 in July 2020.

What county is New Pekin in?

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

What ZIP codes cover New Pekin?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47165.

How far is New Pekin from Indianapolis?

87.9 miles (141.4 km) in a straight line, heading N from New Pekin.

What is the nearest larger city to New Pekin?

Salem, IN, with 6,463 residents, 8.4 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.