KimmellIN
A town of 604, settled in 1888.
Is Kimmell a good place to live?
Kimmell’s average trip to work is 61 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Kimmell. Kimmell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
604 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kimmell: who provides what
Kimmell is unincorporated, so Noble 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 Kimmell.
Most of Kimmell’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 18 miles. The share of working residents in Kimmell who work locally: 1.8%. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (10%), Goshen (6%) and Elkhart (5%).
| Kimmell | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Kimmell, mostly inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Kimmell after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Kimmell
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 17°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kimmell is
A quarter of Kimmell adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 20% smoke cigarettes and 25% say their health is fair or poor.
| Kimmell | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Kimmell | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.3% | 11.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.6% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kimmell Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Kimmell is worth about $250K, on Zillow’s estimate
87% of households own their home in Kimmell. Values rose 4.1% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Kimmell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kimmell; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Kimmell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
98% of working residents leave Kimmell for work
Where Kimmell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kimmell
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Kimmell is an unincorporated census-designated place in Sparta Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Kimmell had a population of 433.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- ZIP code
- 46760
- Area code
- 260
Questions about Kimmell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kimmell, IN a good place to live?
Kimmell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.