Welcome to Elwood ...

The city of Elwood is primarily located in Madison County<1>. A portion of Elwood extends into Tipton County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elwood has a population of 8,400 people<3> (see below for details).

Elwood is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Elwood: (765)

The ZIP code for Elwood: 46036<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elwood had an population of 8,400 people. This is a decrease of 2.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elwood had a population of 8,614 people (which is 6.54% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Elwood the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Elwood represents 0.13% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,614 people, the population of Elwood decreased 11.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,737 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Elwood - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elwood ...

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

• Noblesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Anderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <6>
• Yorktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Gas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <6>
• Cicero
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Tipton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
• Alexandria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Fairmount
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <6>
• Chesterfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <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 Elwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elwood.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elwood ...

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

Adding Elwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elwood post office opened in 1869.

We also found Elwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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