Welcome to Albion ...

The town of Albion is located in Noble County<1> and is the County Seat for Noble County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Albion has a population of 2,379 people<2> (see below for details).

Albion is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Albion and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Albion lies within the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Albion: 46701<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Albion had an population of 2,379 people. This is an increase of 1.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Albion had a population of 2,349 people. This makes Albion the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Albion represents 0.04% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,349 people, the population of Albion increased 2.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,284 people).

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

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Albion: This one is located in Noble County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Albion ...

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

• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Kendallville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Columbia City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>
• Huntertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Garrett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>
• Ligonier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <5>
• Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• LaGrange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
• Avilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Churubusco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>

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 Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albion. 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 Albion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Albion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

Looking for more information about Albion? 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 Albion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Albion.

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albion 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 Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1847.

We also found Albion in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Albion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

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