New Salisbury is a community in Harrison County, Indiana, home to about 499 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 47161.
Homes sold for a median of $199 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 New Salisbury. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)22 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of New Salisbury; 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 Salisbury had 550 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2010.
It’s the 477th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Harrison County grew from 21,702 residents in 1900 to 39,654 in 2020.
Harrison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Mcalpine, KY weather station (17 miles away).
8,843 jobs at 669 businesses in Harrison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Salisbury.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
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| Dentists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries
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.
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