Indiana · Census place 1871612
South Whitley, Indiana
South Whitley is a town in Whitley County, Indiana with an estimated 1,849 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 218th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,849
- #218 of 299 in Indiana
- Change since 2020
- +1.4%
- +26 people
- Land area
- 0.9 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,175 / sq mi
- State median 1,645
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South Whitley population, 2020 to 2024
South Whitley added 26 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.4%. In the latest year it moved by +27.
South Whitley covers 0.85 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 2,175 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so South Whitley is denser than the typical town.
What county South Whitley is in
All of South Whitley's residents live in Whitley County, which had 34,885 residents in 2024. South Whitley holds 5.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in South Whitley
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Whitley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46787. 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 South Whitley is
The Census internal point of South Whitley is at 41.084000, -85.624500. Indianapolis, the capital, is 95.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Columbia City, IN (10,185 people), 9.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN, 25.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.084000, -85.624500
- DMS
- 41°05'2.40"N 85°37'28.20"W
- UTM
- 16N 615536.2E 4548993.4N
- Geohash
- dp71ex45s
- Plus code
- 86HP39MG+J5
Daylight in South Whitley
At 41.08° N, South Whitley 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 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near South Whitley
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Columbia City, 9.3 miles away, with 10,185 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of South Whitley, IN?
1,849 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 26 (1.4%) from 1,823 in July 2020.
What county is South Whitley in?
Whitley County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover South Whitley?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46787.
How far is South Whitley from Indianapolis?
95.1 miles (153.0 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from South Whitley.
What is the nearest larger city to South Whitley?
Columbia City, IN, with 10,185 residents, 9.3 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.