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BlocherIN

A town, settled in 1888.

Jobs based here
2
A commuter town

Is Blocher a good place to live?

We don’t grade Blocher yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Blocher for work

Where Blocher’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Scottsburg Scottsburg 25% 10% → Jennings Township Jennings Township 10% 6% → Jeffersonville Jeffersonville 6% 5% → Louisville Louisville 5% 3% → Crothersville Crothersville 3% 3% → Madison Madison 3% Blocher · 0% stay
2jobs based in Blocher
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Getting set up

Moving to Blocher: who provides what

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

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsScott County School District 2Which 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 hereScott County Circuit Court ClerkScott County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code4713847138 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 Blocher.

Work & commute

Most of Blocher’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them

The top destinations are Scottsburg (25%), Jennings Township (10%) and Jeffersonville (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Blocher0%
Scottsburg25%
Jennings Township10%
Jeffersonville6%
Louisville5%
20 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Blocher
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageBlocher’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here2 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work0% work in BlocherCommute timesCommute timesHow far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Blocher

Blocher has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Blocher’s July high is 86°F, where Indiana’s towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageBlocher’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 23°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 48 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 Blocher, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageBlocher’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in BlocherGet ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blocher

13pages on Blocher
The big questions
Work & commute2 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions43 nearby · Lanier Mansion 15 miLibraryLexington Branch LibraryCollegesHanover College is 10.5 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1888Climate86° summer highs · 12″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Blocher

Hanover CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hanover10.5 mi$44,638 tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Blocher

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

Blocher is a census-designated place in Johnson Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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

Elevation
686 ft

Blocher’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Blocher.

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Johnson TownshipGraham TownshipJohnson TownshipGraham TownshipBlocher
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How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Blocher——————
Johnson Township——A—B−D
Graham Township——A—B−C

Johnson Township and Graham Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Johnson Township and Graham Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Blocher isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blocher with a neighbor →

Questions about Blocher

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Blocher, IN a good place to live?

We don’t grade Blocher yet; the figures below are still real.