Town guide

Orleans, Indiana

Orleans is a town in Orange County, Indiana, home to about 2,235 people across 1.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47452.

Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,2351,307 per sq mi
Median home value$117,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$126Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Orleans

1 ZIP code

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Around Orleans

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Louisville/Jefferson County, KY55 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL229 miles away

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

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

Who represents Orleans

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

Orleans had 2,108 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 208th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.

Orange County grew from 16,854 residents in 1900 to 19,867 in 2020.

Orleans population by census2000: 2,273, 2010: 2,142, 2020: 2,1082,27320002,14220102,1082020

Orange County, 1900–2020

Orange County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,854, 1910: 17,192, 1920: 16,974, 1930: 17,459, 1940: 17,311, 1950: 16,879, 1960: 16,877, 1970: 16,968, 1980: 18,677, 1990: 18,409, 2000: 19,306, 2010: 19,840, 2020: 19,86717K’00’1017K’20’3017K’40’5017K’60’7019K’80’9019K’00’1020K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OrleansJan: high 40°F, low 21°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 24°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 32°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 41°F, 5.4 in; May: high 76°F, low 52°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 62°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 42°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 33°F, 4 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 26°F, 4 in40°21°Jan3.445°24°Feb3.455°32°Mar4.467°41°Apr5.476°52°May5.484°61°Jun4.987°65°Jul4.286°62°Aug3.280°54°Sep3.968°42°Oct3.455°33°Nov4.044°26°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paoli, IN weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Orange County

8,500 jobs at 398 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Orange CountyConstruction: 2,142 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,093 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,538 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 723 jobs; Retail trade: 631 jobs; Other services: 185 jobs; Administrative and support: 183 jobs; Utilities: 169 jobsConstruction 25% Hotels and restaurants 25% Manufacturing 18% Health care and social assistance 9% Retail trade 7% Other services 2% Administrative and support 2% Utilities 2%

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

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Orleans.

Nearest hospitals

  • Indiana University Health Paoli HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Paoli6.1 miles
  • Indiana University Health Bedford HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bedford14.7 miles
  • Ascension St. Vincent SalemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Salem18.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1
Chiropractors3

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 Orleans

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Congress Square · 2 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Gallions Super Value0.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Orleans Public Library0.7 mi

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.

Schools in Orleans

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Orleans Elementary SchoolOrleansPre-K–6499Public0.6 mi
Orleans Jr-Sr High SchoolOrleans7–12388Public1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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