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Summary for Shorts Corner


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Located in: Washington County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Shorts Cor.

Time Zone: Shorts Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 812 & 930<2>

Elevation: 800 feet [243.84 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Shorts Corner:

Lat:   38.499800°   (or 38°29'59" N)

Lon:   -86.100300°   (or -86°6'1" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Palmyra<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Shorts Corner

GNIS ID:   443457

FIPS State / Place Code:   None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shorts Corner)


About Washington County

The community of Salem is the County Seat for {Washington County}.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Washington)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     28,036   (0.9% decrease since 2010)  
2010     28,292   (3.93% increase since 2000)
2000:     27,223

Total Area:<7>   516 sq. miles [1,338 km²]

Housing Units: <8>   12,220

Official Website:   https://www.washingtoncounty.in.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Washington

GNIS ID:   451665

FIPS State / County Code:   18 / 175

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shorts Corner)


About Indiana

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     6,731,010   (3.81% increase since 2010)  
2010:     6,483,802   (6.63% increase since 2000)
2000:     6,080,485

Websites for State of Indiana

Official Website:   https://www.in.gov

Tourism:   https://visitindiana.com/

Parks:   https://www.in.gov/dnr/

Fishing:   https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/

Hunting:   https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/hunting-and-trapping/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Indiana

GNIS ID:   448508

FIPS State:   18

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shorts Corner)

Footnotes ...

<1>While Shorts Corner is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>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 Shorts Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Shorts Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shorts Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Shorts Corner, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Shorts Corner.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shorts Corner. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).