Town guide

Cumberland, Indiana

Cumberland is a town in Marion County, Indiana, home to about 6,267 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 46140 and 46229.

Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population6,2672,230 per sq mi
Median home value$239,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$147Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cumberland

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cumberland

Distances

Nearest major airportIndianapolis International Airport (IND)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Indianapolis, IN12 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL169 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cumberland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cumberland

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cumberland had 5,954 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 112th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.

Marion County grew from 197,227 residents in 1900 to 977,203 in 2020.

Cumberland population by census2000: 5,500, 2010: 5,169, 2020: 5,9545,50020005,16920105,9542020

Marion County, 1900–2020

Marion County population, 1900 to 20201900: 197,227, 1910: 263,661, 1920: 348,061, 1930: 422,666, 1940: 460,926, 1950: 551,777, 1960: 697,567, 1970: 792,299, 1980: 765,233, 1990: 797,159, 2000: 860,454, 2010: 903,393, 2020: 977,203197K’00’10348K’20’30461K’40’50698K’60’70765K’80’90860K’00’10977K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CumberlandJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 4.7 in; May: high 73°F, low 52°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 61°F, 5.7 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 43°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 33°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 24°F, 3.2 in35°19°Jan3.339°22°Feb2.650°30°Mar3.762°41°Apr4.773°52°May5.381°61°Jun5.784°64°Jul4.883°62°Aug3.778°55°Sep3.765°43°Oct3.551°33°Nov3.739°24°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenfield, IN weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Marion County

544,147 jobs at 24,248 businesses in Marion County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Marion CountyHealth care and social assistance: 98,203 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 49,855 jobs; Professional services: 46,443 jobs; Retail trade: 45,527 jobs; Manufacturing: 42,832 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 39,583 jobs; Administrative and support: 36,242 jobs; Construction: 31,674 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 9% Retail trade 8% Manufacturing 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 7% Construction 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

544 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cumberland’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Community Hospital EastGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Indianapolis8.2 miles
  • Hancock Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenfield8.2 miles
  • Community Hospital NorthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Indianapolis10.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors98
Specialist doctors58
Dentists63
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants84
Mental health providers140
Physical and occupational therapists65
Optometrists26
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies19

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.

Places in and around Cumberland

Grocery stores

  • Meijer2.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.2 mi
  • Kroger3.4 mi
  • Aldi3.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy3.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.7 mi
  • Walgreens4.8 mi

Libraries

  • Warren Branch Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library4.0 mi
  • Hancock County Public Library4.8 mi

Museums

  • Indiana State Police Museum5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Warren Perfoming Arts Center4.4 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1831.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Cumberland

Public schools here are run by New Palestine Community Schools, Greenfield-Central Com Schools, MSD Warren Township and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (18)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Brandywine Elementary SchoolGreenfieldPre-K–4338Public8.0 mi
JB Stephens Elementary SchoolGreenfieldPre-K–3587Public9.4 mi
Warren Early Childhood CenterIndianapolisPre-K471Public3.7 mi
Brookview Elementary SchoolIndianapolisK–4507Public2.1 mi
Eastridge Elementary SchoolIndianapolisK–4424Public2.8 mi
Eden Elementary SchoolGreenfieldK–3152Public11.2 mi
Harris Elementary SchoolGreenfieldK–3273Public7.9 mi
Lakeside Elementary SchoolIndianapolisK–4527Public4.1 mi
Mt Comfort Elementary SchoolGreenfieldK–5714Public2.8 mi
Sunny Heights Elementary SchoolIndianapolisK–4485Public2.9 mi
Warren Online AcademyIndianapolisK–12492Public3.4 mi
Weston Elementary SchoolGreenfieldK–3320Public7.0 mi
Greenfield Intermediate SchoolGreenfield4–6481Public7.8 mi
Stonybrook Intermediate & MiddleIndianapolis5–81,043Public2.8 mi
Walker Career CenterIndianapolis6–12—Career and Technical4.1 mi
Greenfield Central Junior High SchGreenfield7–8690Public7.1 mi
Greenfield-Central High SchoolGreenfield9–121,413Public7.4 mi
Warren Central High SchoolIndianapolis9–123,391Public4.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Michael's Catholic SchoolGreenfieldPre-K–8143Roman Catholic6.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with Greenfield, Indianapolis and Spring Lake.

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