Indiana · Census place 1854954

North Manchester, Indiana

North Manchester is a town in Wabash County, Indiana with an estimated 5,237 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 122nd largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,237
#122 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.6%
-32 people
Land area
3.6 sq mi
+ 0.08 sq mi water
Density
1,475 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: North Manchester. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

North Manchester population, 2020 to 2024

North Manchester lost 32 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.6%. In the latest year it moved by -4. Among 126 Indiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 100th; the median place changed by +1.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Indiana has 14,565 people, so North Manchester is 36% of it.

5,26920205,26120215,25620225,24120235,2372024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,277. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Manchester covers 3.55 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 1,475 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so North Manchester is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Manchester is in

All of North Manchester's residents live in Wabash County, which had 30,777 residents in 2024. North Manchester holds 17.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Manchester

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Manchester by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46962. 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 North Manchester is

The Census internal point of North Manchester is at 41.004300, -85.775600. Indianapolis, the capital, is 87.7 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wabash, IN (10,275 people), 14.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN, 33.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.004300, -85.775600
DMS
41°00'15.48"N 85°46'32.16"W
UTM
16N 602968.3E 4539956.3N
Geohash
dp7120s57
Plus code
86HP263F+PQ

Daylight in North Manchester

At 41.00° N, North Manchester gets about 15 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 13 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 North Manchester

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is South Whitley, 9.6 miles away, with 1,849 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Manchester, IN?

5,237 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 32 (0.6%) from 5,269 in July 2020.

What county is North Manchester in?

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

What ZIP codes cover North Manchester?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46962.

How far is North Manchester from Indianapolis?

87.7 miles (141.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from North Manchester.

What is the nearest larger city to North Manchester?

Wabash, IN, with 10,275 residents, 14.2 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.