Welcome to Auburn ...

The city of Auburn is located in DeKalb County<1> and is the County Seat for DeKalb County.

Auburn was established in 1836.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Auburn has a population of 13,527 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Auburn is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Auburn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Auburn lies within the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Auburn: 46706<4>

Websites for Auburn ...

Official Website: www.ci.auburn.in.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Auburn had an population of 13,527 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Auburn had a population of 12,731 people (or 30.15% of the total population of DeKalb County). This makes Auburn the county's most populous community.

The population of Auburn represents 0.2% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,731 people, the population of Auburn increased 5.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,074 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Auburn.

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Auburn.

Communities near Auburn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Auburn.

• Kendallville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <6>
• Angola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <6>
• Huntertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <6>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Hicksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <6>
• Butler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <6>
• Avilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <6>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
• Churubusco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <6>
• Edgerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Auburn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Auburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

Looking for more information about Auburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Auburn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Auburn.

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1839.

We also found Auburn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Auburn: www.ci.auburn.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov