Huntertown is a town in Allen County, Indiana, home to about 11,379 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46748, and parts of 46818 and 46845 are in Huntertown too.
Homes sold for a median of $198 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Huntertown
Mostly Fort Wayne; part is in Huntertown
Part is in Huntertown, part in Fort Wayne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Huntertown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL137 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Huntertown; 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.
Huntertown had 9,141 residents in the 2020 census, up 416% since 2000.
It’s the 77th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Allen County grew from 77,270 residents in 1900 to 385,410 in 2020.
Allen County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Garrett 1 S, IN weather station (10 miles away).
190,285 jobs at 9,696 businesses in Allen County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Huntertown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
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 1832.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Northwest Allen County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntertown Elementary SchoolHuntertown | K–5 | 563 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Valley Amish SchoolGeneva | 1–8 | 73 | Amish | 42.3 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 Fort Wayne.
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