PutnamvilleIN

Population 1,959: a town settled in 1832.

Population

1,959

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Putnamville a good place to live?

Putnamville’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Putnamville’s middle household income is $151,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On incomes, just 53 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do better. Putnamville's schools outperform 75% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area, at 300 acres. Putnamville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Schools

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Putnamville for work

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

439jobs based in Putnamville

1%of working residents work in town

31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Putnamville grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Putnamville is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SchoolsAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors0 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Who lives hereMedian age 37.5; 8% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Putnamville: who provides what

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

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

WaterPutnamville Correctional Facility water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

SchoolsSouth Putnam Community SchoolsWhich 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 herePutnam County Circuit Court ClerkPutnam County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP codes46135, 4617046135 98% · 46170 2%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 Putnamville.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Putnamville’s workers commute out

Putnamville: 1.5% of working residents work locally. Jobs in the town fell by 2,058 from 2013 to 2023, to 439. Half of commuters travel less than 31 miles. The top destinations are Indianapolis (18%), Greencastle (15%) and Greencastle Township (6%).

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Putnamville1%

Indianapolis18%

Greencastle15%

Greencastle Township6%

Cloverdale4%

31 mi

median commute distance

439

jobs based in Putnamville

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here439 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Putnamville Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 31 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Putnamville has four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 20°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°

Spring41–63°

Summer62–83°

Fall43–65°

Oct 15

typical first frost

Apr 27

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 20°Rain & snow20″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Top of a high hazard risk in Putnamville: inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Putnamville, 51% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Putnamville once, in 2008.

62risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Putnamville Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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