FredericksburgIN
This town of 48 people was settled in 1815.
Is Fredericksburg a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Fredericksburg, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 6 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
48 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fredericksburg: who provides what
Fredericksburg is unincorporated, so Washington 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fredericksburg.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fredericksburg’s workers commute out
The top destinations are New Albany (10%), Jeffersonville (10%) and Louisville (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Fredericksburg is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fredericksburg after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Fredericksburg brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fredericksburg is
The share of adults in Fredericksburg who have obesity: 40%. Among adults in the town, 30% feel lonely and 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Fredericksburg | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fredericksburg | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fredericksburg
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fredericksburg; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fredericksburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Fredericksburg for work
Where Fredericksburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fredericksburg
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Fredericksburg is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Fredericksburg had a population of 129. It had a population of 85 at the 2010 census, when it was a town.
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- Established
- 1815
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- ZIP code
- 47120
- Area code
- 812
Questions about Fredericksburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fredericksburg, IN a good place to live?
Fredericksburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.