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WadesvilleIN

A town of 672, settled in 1855.

Is Wadesville a good place to live?

Wadesville’s average commute is 40 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Wadesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

672 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Wadesville: who provides what

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

PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsNorth Posey County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictWhich 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 herePosey County Circuit Court ClerkPosey County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes47638, 4763347638 95% · 47633 5%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 Wadesville.

Work & commute

Wadesville has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Jobs in Wadesville fell by 24 from 2013 to 2023, to 41. The top destinations are Evansville (35%), Poseyville (5%) and Black Township (5%). Among residents here, 7.1% live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 15 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wadesville0%
Evansville35%
Poseyville5%
Black Township5%
Indianapolis4%
15 mi
median commute distance
41
jobs based in Wadesville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

In Wadesville, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wadesville once, in 2005. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 16%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

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

Climate

Wadesville stands out in Indiana and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter

Winters in Wadesville are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

A home in Wadesville is worth about $298K, on Zillow’s estimate

Home values are up 1.2% over the year to September 2026. 73% of Wadesville households are owner-occupiers.

$298KZillow home value

Typical home value

Wadesville$298K
Indiana$257K
+1.2%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

USS LST-325 and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wadesville. 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 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science: Nyttend, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wadesville

14pages on Wadesville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Wadesville

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wadesville for work

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

35% → Evansville Evansville 35% 5% → Poseyville Poseyville 5% 5% → Black Township Black Township 5% 4% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 4% 3% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 3% 3% → Patoka Township Patoka Township 3% Wadesville · 0% stay
41jobs based in Wadesville
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Wadesville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wadesville, IN a good place to live?

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