Grissom AFB is a community in Miami County, Indiana, home to about 2,977 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46971, and parts of 46914, 46932 and 46970 are in Grissom AFB too.
Homes sold for a median of $128 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Grissom AFB
Part is in Grissom AFB, part in Bunker Hill
Mostly Galveston; part is in Grissom AFB
Mostly Peru; part is in Grissom AFB
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grissom AFB. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL113 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grissom AFB; 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.
Grissom AFB had 3,009 residents in the 2020 census, up 82% since 2000.
It’s the 178th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Miami County grew from 28,344 residents in 1900 to 35,962 in 2020.
Miami 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 18°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wabash, IN weather station (14 miles away).
6,390 jobs at 584 businesses in Miami County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Peru, Galveston, Bunker Hill and Mexico.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.