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Welcome to Sun Down ...

Sun Down is located in Marion County<1>.

Sun Down is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sun Down: 317 & 463<3>

Communities near Sun Down ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Fishers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Speedway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sun Down. See our Newspapers Page for Sun Down.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Down ...

Looking for more information about Sun Down? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sun Down, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sun Down.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Down - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Sun Down area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Sun Down area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.