Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Abington

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Central Abington, Indiana
Indiana
CompareFollow

AbingtonIN

With 175 residents, this town was settled in 1824.

2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Abington

Abington, IN · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Population
175
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$423K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
42.1
years

Is Abington a good place to live?

52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Abington, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Abington. Abington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

175 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Abington Township · 1 miBrownsville Township · 3 miBoston Township · 5 miHarrison Township · 5 miBoston · 6 miCenterville · 6 mi
Abington TownshipBrownsville TownshipAbington TownshipBrownsville TownshipAbington
Getting set up

Moving to Abington: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Abington, and how to reach them.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsCenterville-Abington Community SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWayne County Circuit Court ClerkWayne County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code4733047330 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Abington.

Climate

The climate in Abington brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 20°, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageAbington’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 20°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Abington, with inland flooding at the top

Abington’s FEMA hazard score stands at 59 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 64% come from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pageAbington’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters13 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Lux Mundi and 16 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Abington. Close and well known come first.

All 80 attractions →
39 mi LandmarkLux Mundi16 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House34 mi Theme parkStricker's Grove39 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a year39 mi MuseumSunWatch Indian Village7 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Abington

14pages on Abington
The big questions
Cost of livingWork & commute$65K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 59% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions80 nearby · Richmond Art Museum 7 miLibraryCenterville-Center Township Public LibraryCollegesEarlham College is 6.8 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1824Climate85° summer highs · 25″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Abington

Earlham CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond6.8 mi$53,930 tuitionBethany Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond7.1 miIndiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond10.4 mi$8,424 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Abington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Abington

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
830 ft

Questions about Abington

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Abington, IN a good place to live?

Abington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.