WingateIN
A town of 252, settled in 1882.
Is Wingate a good place to live?
Wingate’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Wingate. Wingate has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
252 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wingate: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wingate, and how to reach them.
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 Wingate.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Wingate
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wingate has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Wingate for work: only 0% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Wingate, against 10% in Indiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Lafayette (16%), Crawfordsville (15%) and Indianapolis (10%).
| Wingate | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wingate has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wingate has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Wingate are worth about $221K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Wingate home is worth about $221,000, up 3.5% in a year, 14% below the Indiana typical home. 68% of households own their home in Wingate.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Wingate is
Wingate beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Wingate adults smoke cigarettes.
| Wingate | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wingate | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 32.8% | 28.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ross–Ade Stadium and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wingate. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
26 mi State parkProphetstown State Park
21 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park36 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
20 mi MuseumSamara
17 mi MuseumRopkey Armor MuseumPhoto credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Wingate
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wingate
About 2 of every 100 Wingate residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Wingate for work
Where Wingate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wingate
Town in Indiana, United States
Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 237 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- ZIP code
- 47994
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Wingate
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wingate, IN a good place to live?
Wingate has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.