CoalmontIN
With 297 residents, this town was settled in 1901.
Is Coalmont a good place to live?
34% of residents are under 18 in Coalmont, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Coalmont. Coalmont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coalmont.
Most working residents commute out of Coalmont
In Coalmont, the average trip to work is 22 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles. The top destinations are Indianapolis (13%), Terre Haute (10%) and Jefferson Township (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Coalmont brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, more of Coalmont’s adults have high blood pressure
In Coalmont, 16% of adults have diabetes. Only 2 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Coalmont. The town does better than the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| Coalmont | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Coalmont | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coalmont has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Coalmont’s FEMA risk score comes in at 52 of 100. FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to earthquakes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Coalmont
Moving to Coalmont: who provides what
Coalmont is unincorporated, so Clay County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Coalmont for work
Where Coalmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coalmont; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 Coalmont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Coalmont
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Coalmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Coalmont had a population of 354.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- ZIP code
- 47845
- Area code
- 812
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