New Castle is a city in Henry County, Indiana, home to about 17,367 people across 7.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47362.
Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly New Castle; also Mount Summit and Cadiz
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside New Castle. 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)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL179 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of New Castle; 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.
New Castle had 17,396 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 52nd largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Henry County grew from 25,088 residents in 1900 to 48,914 in 2020.
Henry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Castle 3 Sw, IN weather station (2 miles away).
10,929 jobs at 833 businesses in Henry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
224 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Castle.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 39 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 35 |
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 63 |
| Mental health providers | 58 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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 1822.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Blue River Valley Schools, New Castle Community School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Valley Elementary SchNew Castle | Pre-K–6 | 331 | Public | 5.8 mi |
| Eastwood Elementary SchoolNew Castle | Pre-K–6 | 257 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| James Whitcomb Riley Elem SchoolNew Castle | Pre-K–6 | 246 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Parker Elementary SchoolNew Castle | Pre-K–5 | 278 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Wilbur Wright Elementary SchoolNew Castle | Pre-K–6 | 305 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Westwood Elementary SchoolNew Castle | K–6 | 256 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| New Castle Area Vocational SchNew Castle | 6–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.8 mi |
| New Castle Middle SchoolNew Castle | 6–8 | 627 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High SchNew Castle | 7–12 | 289 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| New Castle High SchoolNew Castle | 9–12 | 828 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agape Learning CenterNew Castle | Pre-K–K | 10 | Other religious | 1.4 mi |
| Heartland Christian SchoolNew Castle | K–12 | 200 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 4.4 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 Mount Summit and Cadiz.
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.