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With 95 residents, this town was settled in 1880.
Bethany’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Bethany. Bethany has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 62 in 1880, a peak of 127 in 1980, 95 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and a map from 1986 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bethany. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
26 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
24 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
20 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
23 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bethany, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bethany.
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. Bethany has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bethany’s FEMA hazard score stands at 61 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 61% come from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Bethany, 21% of adults get no exercise outside work. This Indiana town does better than the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Just over three quarters of adults here had a checkup this year; 10% have diabetes.
| Bethany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bethany | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of households in Bethany who live in a home they own: 81%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Bethany; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Bethany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bethany has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
