Coal City, Indiana, 2016
Coal City’s story
149 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1938 on.
- 1877Coal City is settled
Coal CityIN
Population 161: a town settled in 1877.
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
161
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$210K
+5.6% in a year
Household income
$35K
median
Median age
48.3
years
Settled
1877
149 years ago
Is Coal City a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Coal City, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Coal City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
161 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coal City.
Work & commute
Most of Coal City’s workers leave town for work
0%work in town
The top destinations are Spencer (21%), Indianapolis (15%) and Ellettsville (4%). The median commute is under 23 miles.
Where working residents work
In Coal City0%
Spencer21%
Indianapolis15%
Ellettsville4%
Martinsville4%
23 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Coal City
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Coal City
15″snow a winter
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Housing
Homes in Coal City are worth about $210K, by Zillow’s estimate
$210KZillow home value
The share of households in Coal City who own their home: 89%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.6%.
Typical home value
Coal City$210K
Indiana$257K
+5.6%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Coal City: inland flooding
37risk score of 100
FEMA puts just over half of Coal City’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to strong winds. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Coal City
15pages on Coal City
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Coal City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coal City, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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.govWho runs elections hereOwen County Election Board and RegistrationOwen County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4742747427 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.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Coal City for work
Where Coal City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
0jobs based in Coal City
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coal City; the nearest are
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Terre Haute23.2 mi$58,649 tuitionIndiana State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Terre Haute25.6 mi$10,258 in-state tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis61.7 mi$5,154 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Coal City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Coal City
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Coal City is a small unincorporated community located in Jefferson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town consists of only a grocery/restaurant, and a post office.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- ZIP code
- 47427
Questions about Coal City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coal City, IN a good place to live?
Coal City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Coal City, IN known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Bobby Grim and Robert Judson Aley.
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