New GoshenIN
With 526 residents, this town was settled in 1851.
Is New Goshen a good place to live?
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.
526 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Goshen: who provides what
New Goshen is unincorporated, so Vigo 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.
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Ordered by what stands out in New Goshen.
New Goshen has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
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
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in New Goshen brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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% |
| What stands out | New Goshen | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in New Goshen: inland flooding
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 National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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.
25 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park9 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
9 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
20 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillPhoto 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
Everything we know about New Goshen
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of New Goshen
About 14 of every 100 New Goshen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave New Goshen for work
Where New Goshen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- ZIP code
- 47863
Questions about New Goshen
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Is New Goshen, IN a good place to live?
New Goshen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.