Welcome to Anderson ...

The city of Anderson is located in Madison County<1> and is the County Seat for Madison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anderson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Anderson has a population of 54,713 people<2> (see below for details).

Anderson is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Anderson lies within the (765) area code.

The ZIP codes for Anderson: 46011-46018<4>

Websites for Anderson ...

Official Website:   www.cityofanderson.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoninchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Anderson had an population of 54,713 people. This is a decrease of 2.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Anderson had a population of 56,129 people (or 42.64% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Anderson the county's most populous community.

The population of Anderson represents 0.87% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56,129 people, the population of Anderson decreased 6.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 59,734 people).

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

Communities Also Named Anderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 70 communities that are also named Anderson - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (8), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Anderson ...

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

• Fishers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <6>
• Muncie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <6>
• Noblesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <6>
• Warsaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Yorktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <6>
• Elwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <6>
• McCordsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <6>
• Cicero
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <6>
• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Pendleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <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 Anderson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Anderson.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson. Our list includes 47 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Anderson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anderson ...

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

Adding Anderson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Anderson post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Anderson: www.cityofanderson.com/

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