Welcome to Ellettsville ...
The town of Ellettsville is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellettsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ellettsville has a population of 6,706 people<2> (see below for details).
Ellettsville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ellettsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ellettsville (for example, toward Hutsonville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Ellettsville: 812 & 930<4>
The ZIP code for Ellettsville: 47429<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ellettsville had an population of 6,706 people. This is an increase of 5.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.06% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ellettsville had a population of 6,378 people. This makes Ellettsville the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Ellettsville represents 0.1% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,378 people, the population of Ellettsville increased 25.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,078 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ellettsville.
Websites for Ellettsville ...
Official Website: www.ellettsville.in.us/
Communities near Ellettsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellettsville.
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <6>
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <6>
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Gosport is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <6>
- Paragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
- Paragon is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <6>
- Judah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Highland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Dolan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Hendricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
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 Ellettsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellettsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellettsville. 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 Ellettsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellettsville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ellettsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellettsville ...
Looking for more information about Ellettsville? 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 Ellettsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ellettsville.
Adding Ellettsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ellettsville 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 Ellettsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
X2X - From that list, the Ellettsville post office opened in 1837.
We also found Ellettsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellettsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellettsville: www.ellettsville.in.us/
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Monroe, 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 Ellettsville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellettsville - 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 Ellettsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Ellettsville 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 Ellettsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ellettsville 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |