New Goshen’s age of the median resident is 24.5 years, below both the Indiana town median (39.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). New Goshen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

526 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Fayette Township · 1 mi Universal · 3 mi Clinton Township · 5 mi Otter Creek Township · 6 mi Clinton · 6 mi Vermilion · 7 mi

The data

Ordered by what stands out in New Goshen.

Work & commute

New Goshen has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

0%work in town

The average commute for New Goshen is 28 minutes. This Indiana town had 44 jobs in 2023, down 208 from 2013. In New Goshen, 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.

	New Goshen	Typical Indiana town	Typical U.S. town
Average trip to work	28 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	5.9%	10%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In New Goshen0%

Terre Haute43%

Indianapolis10%

Paris5%

Honey Creek Township4%

10 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in New Goshen

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here44 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in New Goshen Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in New Goshen brings four seasons and pleasant summers

15″snow a winter

A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 86°.

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°

Spring42–64°

Summer63–85°

Fall44–66°

Oct 18

typical first frost

Apr 16

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 20°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy New Goshen is

New Goshen: nearly two in five adults have obesity. Among adults locally, 23% get no exercise outside work and 16% smoke cigarettes.

	New Goshen	Typical Indiana town	Typical U.S. town
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	17%	16%	16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	23%	26%	25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	17%	14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	26%	26%	23%

32 measures vs. Indiana

1 better31 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	New Goshen	IN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	6.8%	8.4%

Union Hospital Clinton

6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby6 miles to an ER · Union Hospital Clinton How adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than IN on 1 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in New Goshen: inland flooding

43risk score of 100

52% of New Goshen’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in New Goshen Get ready4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about New Goshen

15pages on New Goshen

The big questions

HealthBetter than IN on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$68K median household income · 44 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions22 nearby · CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center 9 mi LibraryClinton Public Library CollegesSaint Mary-of-the-Woods College is 5 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1851 Climate86° summer highs · 15″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 47863 Town SquareNeighbors

Nearby attractions

Turkey Run State Park and 4 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Goshen. Close and well known come first.

All 22 attractions →

25 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park 9 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center

9 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum

9 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace

20 mi MuseumMansfield Roller Mill

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to New Goshen: who provides what

New Goshen is unincorporated, so Vigo County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterFayette Township Water Assn.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesVigo CountyVigo County provides services here

SchoolsVigo County 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 hereVigo County Circuit Court ClerkVigo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017

ZIP codes47885, 4786347885 64% · 47863 36%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave New Goshen for work

Where New Goshen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

44jobs based in New Goshen

0%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of New Goshen

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Mary of the Woods5 mi$35,270 tuition Indiana State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Terre Haute8.2 mi$10,258 in-state tuition Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Terre Haute9.8 mi$58,649 tuition

About 14 of every 100 New Goshen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

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About New Goshen

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

New Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, New Goshen had a population of 402.

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

Area: 3.3 sq mi
Elevation: 643 ft
ZIP code: 47863

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