Indiana · Census place 1868022

Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus is a town in Spencer County, Indiana with an estimated 2,657 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 168th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,657; #168 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020: +2.6%; +68 people
Land area: 6.5 sq mi; + 0.42 sq mi water
Density: 410 / sq mi; State median 1,645

Orange pin: Santa Claus. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

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Santa Claus population, 2020 to 2024

Santa Claus added 68 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by +38.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,587. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Santa Claus covers 6.48 square miles of land and 0.42 of water, for 410 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Santa Claus is less dense than the typical town.

What county Santa Claus is in

All of Santa Claus's residents live in Spencer County, which had 20,192 residents in 2024. Santa Claus 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 Santa Claus

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Santa Claus by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47523, 47579. 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 Santa Claus is

The Census internal point of Santa Claus is at 38.116100, -86.927200. Indianapolis, the capital, is 121.5 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Huntingburg, IN (6,512 people), 12.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN, 34.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.116100, -86.927200
DMS: 38°06'57.96"N 86°55'37.92"W
UTM: 16N 506381.6E 4218699.2N
Geohash: dnf0vfvd3
Plus code: 86CM438F+C4

Daylight in Santa Claus

At 38.12° N, Santa Claus gets about 14 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Santa Claus

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Dale, 5.3 miles away, with 1,532 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Santa Claus, IN?

2,657 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 68 (2.6%) from 2,589 in July 2020.

What county is Santa Claus in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Santa Claus?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 47523, 47579.

How far is Santa Claus from Indianapolis?

121.5 miles (195.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Santa Claus.

What is the nearest larger city to Santa Claus?

Huntingburg, IN, with 6,512 residents, 12.9 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.