Welcome to Danville ...

The town of Danville is located in Hendricks County<1> and is the County Seat for Hendricks County.

The location of Danville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Danville has a population of 10,090 people<3> (see below for details).

Danville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Danville lies within the (317) area code.

The ZIP code for Danville: 46122<5>

Websites for Danville ...

Official Website: www.danvilleindiana.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Danville had an population of 10,090 people. This is an increase of 12.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Danville had a population of 9,001 people (which is 6.19% of the total population of Hendricks County). This makes Danville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Danville represents 0.14% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,001 people, the population of Danville increased 40.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,418 people).

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

Communities Also Named Danville ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 47 communities that are also named Danville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Danville ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <6>
• Plainfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <6>
• Zionsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <6>
• Brownsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <6>
• Avon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
• Speedway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <6>
• Mooresville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Whitestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <6>
• Pittsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <6>
• Brooklyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <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 Danville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Danville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danville ...

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

Adding Danville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Danville post office opened in 1825.

We also found Danville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Danville: www.danvilleindiana.org/

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

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