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Located in: Crawford County (see below)

Time Zone: Alton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 812 & 930<2>

Elevation: 400 feet [121.92 m] above sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Alton)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	54 (1.82% decrease since 2010)
2010:	55 (3.77% increase since 2000)
2000:	53

Total Area:<5> 0.19 sq. miles [0.5 km²] - of which 9.47% is water (0.02 sq. miles [0 km²])

Housing Units:<6> 55

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Alton:

Lat: 38.122300° (or 38°7'20" N)

Lon: -86.419600° (or -86°25'10" W)

USGS Topo Map: Alton<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Alton

GNIS ID: 2397425

FIPS State / Place Code: 18 / 01270

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alton)

About Crawford County

The town of English is the County Seat for {Crawford County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Crawford)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	10,577 (1.22% decrease since 2010)
2010	10,708 (0.33% decrease since 2000)
2000:	10,743

Total Area: 308.7 sq. miles [799.6 km²] - of which 1% is water (3.08 sq. miles [8 km²])

Housing Units: 5,520

Official Website: https://cometocrawford.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Crawford

GNIS ID: 451674

FIPS State / County Code: 18 / 025

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alton)

About Indiana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,731,010 (3.81% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,483,802 (6.63% increase since 2000)
2000:	6,080,485

Websites for State of Indiana

Official Website: https://www.in.gov

Tourism: https://visitindiana.com/

Parks: https://www.in.gov/dnr/

Fishing: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Indiana

GNIS ID: 448508

FIPS State: 18

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Alton)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Alton is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Alton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Alton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Alton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Alton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Alton.