WynnedaleIN
A town settled in 1939, now home to 218 people.
Is Wynnedale a good place to live?
68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wynnedale, where Indiana’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 594 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Wynnedale. Wynnedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
218 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lucas Oil Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wynnedale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
2 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
in town MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a year
5 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
3 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Wynnedale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wynnedale, 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 Wynnedale.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Wynnedale than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Wynnedale’s typical household income is $111,000. The top destinations are Indianapolis (68%), Plainfield (4%) and Fishers (3%). For half of commuters, work is under 6 miles away.
| Wynnedale | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Wynnedale
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Wynnedale: inland flooding
FEMA puts just over three fifths of Wynnedale’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to tornadoes. The risk rating from FEMA for Wynnedale comes to 39 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Wynnedale report frequent mental distress than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
Among adults in Wynnedale, 10% smoke cigarettes. Of the 590 Indiana towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Wynnedale. The town beats the Indiana average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Wynnedale | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wynnedale | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wynnedale
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Wynnedale
About 5 of every 100 Wynnedale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Wynnedale for work
Where Wynnedale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wynnedale
Town in Indiana, United States
Wynnedale is a town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 215 at the 2020 census. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11.
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- Established
- 1939
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
- Area code
- 317
Questions about Wynnedale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wynnedale, IN a good place to live?
Wynnedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.