WestphaliaIN
Population 47: a town settled in 1881.
Is Westphalia a good place to live?
Westphalia’s median age is 73.2 years, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Westphalia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
47 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Westphalia.
Westphalia has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Westphalia sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
For adults in Westphalia, the share who smoke cigarettes is 17%. The town does better than the Indiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Among adults here, 41% have high blood pressure and 31% feel lonely.
| Westphalia | Typical Indiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Westphalia | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Westphalia, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 52% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of Westphalia’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Westphalia after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Westphalia
Moving to Westphalia: who provides what
Westphalia is unincorporated, so Knox 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Westphalia; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Westphalia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Westphalia
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Westphalia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Westphalia had a population of 181.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 466 ft
- ZIP code
- 47596
- Area code
- 812
Questions about Westphalia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westphalia, IN a good place to live?
Westphalia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Say something about Westphalia.
Ask a question, answer one, post a photo or an event. Free, and the parts only a neighbor would know are the parts worth reading.