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HemlockIN

With 132 residents, this town was settled in 1881.

Is Hemlock a good place to live?

Hemlock’s typical household income is $126,000, above both Indiana’s towns ($71,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Hemlock. Hemlock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

132 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Hemlock has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

23risk score of 100

Hemlock’s natural-hazard score from FEMA works out to 23 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hemlock after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2005.

FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Hemlock

34″snow a winter

A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 18°, and about 34 inches of snow fall in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

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Everything we know about Hemlock

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Moving to Hemlock: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hemlock, and how to reach them.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsTaylor Community School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereHoward County Absentee OfficeHoward County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code4693746937 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Hemlock

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Is Hemlock, IN a good place to live?

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