Romney is a community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, home to about 391 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47981.
Homes sold for a median of $68 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Romney. 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)50 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Purdue University Airport (LAF)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL116 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Romney; 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.
It’s the 511th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Tippecanoe County grew from 38,659 residents in 1900 to 186,251 in 2020.
Tippecanoe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lafayette 8 S, IN weather station (3 miles away).
75,889 jobs at 3,857 businesses in Tippecanoe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Romney.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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