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Welcome to Royal Center ...

The town of Royal Center is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Royal Center: Royal Ctr. (or less commonly used: Royal Cen., Royal Cent. or Royal Cntr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Royal Center has a population of 834 people<2> (see below for details).

Royal Center is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Royal Center: 574

The ZIP code for Royal Center: 46978<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Royal Center had an population of 834 people. This is a decrease of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Royal Center had a population of 861 people. This makes Royal Center the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Royal Center represents 0.01% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 861 people, the population of Royal Center increased 3.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 832 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Royal Center.

Communities near Royal Center ...

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

  • Logansport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winamac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Walton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kewanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Burnettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnettsville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
  • Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yeoman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeoman is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal Center. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Royal Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royal Center ...

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

Adding Royal Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Royal Center 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 Royal Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royal Center.

Footnotes ...

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