HobbsIN
With 92 residents, this town was settled in 1876.
Is Hobbs a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Hobbs, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Hobbs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
92 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hobbs: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hobbs, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hobbs.
Few of Hobbs’ working residents work in town
Half commute less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Indianapolis (21%), Kokomo (15%) and Tipton (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hobbs, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Hobbs. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Hobbs, mostly inland flooding
46% of Hobbs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lucas Oil Stadium and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hobbs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
33 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
21 mi MuseumConner Prairie
37 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
34 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Hobbs
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hobbs; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hobbs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Hobbs for work
Where Hobbs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hobbs
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Hobbs is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Elevation
- 869 ft
- ZIP code
- 46047
Questions about Hobbs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hobbs, IN a good place to live?
Hobbs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.