Indiana · Census place 1883276

Westport, Indiana

Westport is a town in Decatur County, Indiana with an estimated 1,391 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 256th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,391
#256 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-3 people
Land area
1.2 sq mi
Density
1,210 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Westport. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

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Westport population, 2020 to 2024

Westport lost 3 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +7.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,395. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Westport covers 1.15 square miles of land, for 1,210 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Westport is less dense than the typical town.

What county Westport is in

All of Westport's residents live in Decatur County, which had 26,421 residents in 2024. Westport 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 Westport

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westport by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 47283. 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 Westport is

The Census internal point of Westport is at 39.176300, -85.575000. Indianapolis, the capital, is 51.4 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is North Vernon, IN (6,565 people), 11.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN, 51.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.176300, -85.575000
DMS
39°10'34.68"N 85°34'30.00"W
UTM
16N 623089.0E 4337308.1N
Geohash
dngnuey4m
Plus code
86FP5CGG+G2

Daylight in Westport

At 39.18° N, Westport gets about 14 h 56 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Westport

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is North Vernon, 11.5 miles away, with 6,565 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Westport, IN?

1,391 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 3 (0.2%) from 1,394 in July 2020.

What county is Westport in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Westport?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 47283.

How far is Westport from Indianapolis?

51.4 miles (82.8 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Westport.

What is the nearest larger city to Westport?

North Vernon, IN, with 6,565 residents, 11.6 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.