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Welcome to North Manchester ...

The town of North Manchester is located in Wabash County<1>.

North Manchester was established in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for North Manchester: N. Manchester

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Manchester has a population of 5,756 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of North Manchester is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from North Manchester, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for North Manchester: 260

The ZIP code for North Manchester: 46962<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Manchester had an population of 5,756 people. This is a decrease of 5.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Manchester had a population of 6,112 people (or 18.61% of the total population of Wabash County). This makes North Manchester the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of North Manchester represents 0.09% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,112 people, the population of North Manchester decreased 2.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,260 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Manchester.

Communities near North Manchester ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Manchester. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for North Manchester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Manchester ...

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

Adding North Manchester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Manchester 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 North Manchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Manchester post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Manchester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Wabash, 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 North Manchester.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Manchester - 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 North Manchester). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Manchester 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/