CarbonIN
A town of 251, settled in 1870.
Is Carbon a good place to live?
Carbon’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Indiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Carbon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
251 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Carbon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carbon, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carbon.
Most working residents commute out of Carbon
Most working residents leave Carbon for work: only 0% work in town. At $87,000, Carbon’s median household income is above the Indiana town median ($71,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Terre Haute (16%), Brazil (13%) and Knightsville (7%).
| Carbon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $87,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Carbon home is worth about $179K
The typical Carbon home is worth about $179,000, up 8.1% in a year, 30% below the Indiana typical home. 88% of Carbon households own their home.
| Carbon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $940 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Carbon faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Carbon has four seasons and pleasant summers
Carbon has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Carbon is
Carbon beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults binge drink in Carbon.
| Carbon | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Carbon | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Turkey Run State Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carbon. Close and well known come first.
20 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park18 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
36 mi MuseumRopkey Armor Museum
33 mi MuseumGeneral Lew Wallace Study
18 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
5 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Carbon
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Carbon
About 4 of every 100 Carbon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Carbon for work
Where Carbon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Carbon
Town in Indiana, United States
Carbon is a town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- ZIP code
- 47837
Questions about Carbon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carbon, IN a good place to live?
Carbon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.