Town guide

Jalapa, Indiana

Jalapa is a community in Grant County, Indiana, home to about 52 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 46952.

Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population5216 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$111Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Jalapa

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Jalapa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Jalapa

Distances

Nearest major airportIndianapolis International Airport (IND)68 miles away
Closer regional airportFort Wayne International Airport (FWA)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Fort Wayne, IN45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL136 miles away

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

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

Who represents Jalapa

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

Jalapa had 182 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.

It’s the 677th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.

Grant County grew from 54,693 residents in 1900 to 66,674 in 2020.

Jalapa population by census2010: 171, 2020: 18217120101822020

Grant County, 1900–2020

Grant County population, 1900 to 20201900: 54,693, 1910: 51,426, 1920: 51,353, 1930: 51,066, 1940: 55,813, 1950: 62,156, 1960: 75,741, 1970: 83,955, 1980: 80,934, 1990: 74,169, 2000: 73,403, 2010: 70,061, 2020: 66,67455K’00’1051K’20’3056K’40’5076K’60’7081K’80’9073K’00’1067K’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 18°F. About 41.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JalapaJan: high 33°F, low 18°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 20°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 28°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.1 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 32°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in33°18°Jan2.937°20°Feb2.248°28°Mar2.961°38°Apr4.172°49°May4.881°59°Jun4.484°63°Jul4.382°61°Aug3.977°53°Sep3.464°42°Oct3.150°32°Nov3.338°23°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion 2 N, IN weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Grant County

28,381 jobs at 1,261 businesses in Grant County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grant CountyHealth care and social assistance: 5,381 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,834 jobs; Educational services: 4,036 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,880 jobs; Retail trade: 2,841 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,789 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,147 jobs; Other services: 1,141 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Manufacturing 17% Educational services 14% Transportation and warehousing 10% Retail trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Administrative and support 4% Other services 4%

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

Health care

317 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jalapa.

Nearest hospitals

  • Marion General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · MarionUnder a mile
  • Va N. Indiana Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Marion4.0 miles
  • Parkview Wabash Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wabash18.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors29
Specialist doctors58
Dentists27
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants57
Mental health providers103
Physical and occupational therapists31
Optometrists9
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies6

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 Jalapa

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Matter Park · 93 acres0.7 mi
  • Sunnay Acres Park · 7 acres1.0 mi
  • Matter Park Gardens · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Westlea Park · 4 acres0.7 mi
  • North Matter Park Meadow · 3 acres1.0 mi
  • Barnes Park · 1 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • La Mexicana0.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.1 mi

Libraries

  • The History Center at Marion Public Library1.5 mi
  • Jackson Library3.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • James Dean Memorial Theater1.4 mi
  • Phillippe Performing Arts Center3.9 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.

Schools in Jalapa

Public schools here are run by Marion Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Allen Elementary SchoolMarionPre-K–4380Public1.7 mi
John W Kendall Elem SchoolMarionPre-K–4409Public0.8 mi
Marion Early Childhood Ed CntrMarionPre-K—Public1.0 mi
Riverview Elementary SchoolMarionPre-K–4393Public0.6 mi
Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdMarion5–6500Public1.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Paul Parish SchoolMarionPre-K–8149Roman Catholic0.3 mi
Paddock View Residential CenterMarion6–1122Nonsectarian2.2 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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