Aurora is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, home to about 3,648 people across 3.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47001.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Aurora. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cincinnati, OH24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL239 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Aurora; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Aurora had 3,479 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 156th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Dearborn County grew from 22,194 residents in 1900 to 50,679 in 2020.
Dearborn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cincinnati-Fernbank, OH weather station (14 miles away).
12,570 jobs at 988 businesses in Dearborn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Aurora.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1819.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by South Dearborn Community Sch Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Elementary SchoolAurora | Pre-K–6 | 524 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Manchester Elementary SchoolAurora | K–6 | 145 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| South Dearborn Middle SchoolAurora | 7–8 | 288 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| South Dearborn High SchoolAurora | 9–12 | 625 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Evangelical Lutheran SchoolAurora | Pre-K–8 | 41 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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