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Indiana›Huntington County

Mount EtnaIN

A town of 114, platted in 1839.

Is Mount Etna a good place to live?

Mount Etna’s age of the median resident is 49.7 years, above both Indiana’s towns (39.4 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Mount Etna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Mount Etna stand out

Where Mount Etna beats most towns.

Small town

114 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
US-IN-Mount Etna
US-IN-Mount Etna, 2005
Mount Etna’s story

187 years in pictures

Census counts: 155 in 1860, a peak of 221 in 1870, 111 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1950 on.

  • 1839Mount Etna is platted
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Getting set up

Moving to Mount Etna: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mount Etna’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHuntington County 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 hereHuntington County Circuit Court ClerkHuntington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes46750, 4679246750 68% · 46792 32%Census 2020

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 Mount Etna.

Climate

In Mount Etna, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Mount Etna’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town

Just over two in five adults have obesity in Mount Etna. Of 32 CDC measures, Mount Etna beats the Indiana average on 6 and trails it on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 16% have diabetes, 83% had a checkup this year.

Mount EtnaIndiana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)46%39%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)83%80%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%16%16%
32 measures vs. Indiana
6 better20 too close to call6 worse
What stands outMount EtnaIN
Fewer uninsured adults6.9%8.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.2%11.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.5%8.3%
Parkview Huntington Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Mount Etna is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

56% of Mount Etna’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mount Etna

16pages on Mount Etna
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Etna

About Mount Etna

Town in Indiana, United States

Mount Etna is a town in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Etna had a population of 111. It lies at the intersection of four townships: Jefferson, Lancaster, Polk and Wayne.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
810 ft
Area code
260

Questions about Mount Etna

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mount Etna, IN a good place to live?

Mount Etna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.