Fountain City is a town in Wayne County, Indiana, home to about 702 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47341.
Homes sold for a median of $100 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 Fountain City. 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)64 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cincinnati, OH61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL194 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fountain City; 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.
Fountain City had 714 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 419th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Wayne County grew from 38,970 residents in 1900 to 66,553 in 2020.
Wayne 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 20°F. About 42.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond Wtr Wks, IN weather station (8 miles away).
25,774 jobs at 1,453 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Northeastern Wayne Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Elementary SchoolFountain City | Pre-K–5 | 614 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Northeastern Middle SchoolFountain City | 6–8 | 297 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Northeastern High SchoolFountain City | 9–12 | 426 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinshaw Parochial School AmishFountain City | 1–8 | 26 | Amish | 0.6 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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