Indiana · Census place 1883384

West Terre Haute, Indiana

West Terre Haute is a town in Vigo County, Indiana with an estimated 2,153 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 196th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,153
#196 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-4 people
Land area
0.8 sq mi
Density
2,871 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: West Terre Haute. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

West Terre Haute population, 2020 to 2024

West Terre Haute lost 4 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +1.

2,15720202,15820212,15420222,15220232,1532024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,157. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Terre Haute covers 0.75 square miles of land, for 2,871 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so West Terre Haute is denser than the typical town.

What county West Terre Haute is in

All of West Terre Haute's residents live in Vigo County, which had 106,166 residents in 2024. West Terre Haute holds 2.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Terre Haute

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Terre Haute by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47885. 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 West Terre Haute is

The Census internal point of West Terre Haute is at 39.463800, -87.450600. Indianapolis, the capital, is 72.0 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Terre Haute, IN (58,531 people), 4.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN, 72.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.463800, -87.450600
DMS
39°27'49.68"N 87°27'2.16"W
UTM
16N 461237.7E 4368343.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FJFG7X+GQ

Daylight in West Terre Haute

At 39.46° N, West Terre Haute gets about 14 h 58 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Terre Haute

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Terre Haute, 4.0 miles away, with 58,531 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Terre Haute, IN?

2,153 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 4 (0.2%) from 2,157 in July 2020.

What county is West Terre Haute in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Terre Haute?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47885.

How far is West Terre Haute from Indianapolis?

72.0 miles (115.8 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from West Terre Haute.

What is the nearest larger city to West Terre Haute?

Terre Haute, IN, with 58,531 residents, 4.0 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.