Dale is a town in Warrick County, Indiana, home to about 1,542 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47523.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Dale; also Santa Claus
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dale. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)69 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dale; 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.
Dale had 1,544 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 270th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Warrick County grew from 22,329 residents in 1900 to 63,898 in 2020.
Warrick County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stendal, IN weather station (11 miles away).
16,783 jobs at 1,270 businesses in Warrick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dale.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by North Spencer County Sch Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Turnham Education CenterDale | Pre-K–6 | 299 | Public | 1.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Santa Claus.
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