CortlandIN
With 28 residents, this town was settled in 1850.
Is Cortland a good place to live?
No town among the 594 in Indiana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Cortland. Cortland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
28 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cortland.
Few of Cortland’s working residents work in town
The top destinations are Seymour (20%), Columbus (12%) and Indianapolis (10%). For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cortland: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 8 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cortland: inland flooding
Expected losses in Cortland break down as 59% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Cortland
Memorial Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cortland. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
18 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
33 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
33 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art16 mi MuseumZaharakos16 mi City parkMill Race ParkPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Cortland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cortland, 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.
100% of working residents leave Cortland for work
Where Cortland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cortland; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cortland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Cortland
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Cortland is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 258, northwest of the city of Seymour. Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 561 ft
- ZIP code
- 47228
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Is Cortland, IN a good place to live?
Cortland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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