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St. WendelIN

A town of 923.

Is St. Wendel a good place to live?

2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Wendel, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. St. Wendel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

923 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Armstrong TownshipRobinson TownshipArmstrong TownshipRobinson TownshipSt. Wendel
Getting set up

Moving to St. Wendel: who provides what

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

PowerSouthern Indiana Gas & Elec19.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGerman Township Water District Inc.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsNorth Posey County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictEvansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation2 districts serve St. Wendel; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 herePosey County Circuit Court ClerkPosey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes47638, 4772047638 74% · 47720 26%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 St. Wendel.

Natural hazards

High risk in St. Wendel, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in St. Wendel

St. At 88°F, St. Wendel’s July high is above both the Indiana town median (84°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Wendel has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–86°
Fall47–69°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of St. Wendel’s working residents commute to Evansville

Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Wendel has added 39 jobs, to 184 in 2023. 2.9% of working residents work locally in St. Wendel.

3%work in town
St. WendelIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town2.9%11%8%
Median household income$86,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In St. Wendel3%
Evansville36%
Poseyville7%
Center Township4%
Black Township3%
11 mi
median commute distance
184
jobs based in St. Wendel
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Nearby attractions

USS LST-325 and 7 more within 40 miles

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

All 15 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Wendel

13pages on St. Wendel
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of St. Wendel

About St. Wendel

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Saint Wendel is an unincorporated community located on the Vanderburgh-Posey county line in the U.S. state of Indiana. It occupies small portions of two townships-- Armstrong and Robinson. The community is named for St. Wendel Parish, which in turn is named after Wendelin of Trier, patron saint of Wendel Wassmer, who originally owned the grounds used for this Catholic church building. As of 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau had established a census-designated place for this settlement.

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

Elevation
564 ft

Questions about St. Wendel

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Wendel, IN a good place to live?

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