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Welcome to Chalmers ...

The town of Chalmers is located in White County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalmers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chalmers has a population of 494 people<2> (see below for details).

Chalmers is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Chalmers (for example, toward Kentland), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Chalmers: 219

The ZIP code for Chalmers: 47929<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chalmers had an population of 494 people. This is a decrease of 2.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chalmers had a population of 508 people. This makes Chalmers the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 508 people, the population of Chalmers has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 513 people).

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

Communities Also Named Chalmers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chalmers - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Chalmers ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • West Lafayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delphi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
  • Battle Ground
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brookston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Otterbein
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Remington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalmers. See our Newspapers Page for Chalmers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalmers ...

Looking for more information about Chalmers? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chalmers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chalmers.

Adding Chalmers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalmers 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 (so far) for Chalmers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chalmers post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalmers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Chalmers.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chalmers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Chalmers). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chalmers or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/