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Welcome to Dale ...

The town of Dale is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dale has a population of 1,491 people<2> (see below for details).

Dale is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dale (for example, toward Alton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Dale: 812 & 930<4>

The ZIP code for Dale: 47523<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dale had an population of 1,491 people. This is a decrease of 6.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dale had a population of 1,593 people (or 7.62% of the total population of Spencer County). This makes Dale the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Dale represents 0.02% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 238th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,593 people, the population of Dale increased 1.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,568 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dale ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 36 communities that are also named Dale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dale ...

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

Adding Dale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dale post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Spencer, 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 Dale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Dale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Dale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/