Royal Center is a town in Cass County, Indiana, home to about 919 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 46978.
Homes sold for a median of $119 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 Royal Center. 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)80 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Purdue University Airport (LAF)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL91 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Royal Center; 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.
Royal Center had 802 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 361st largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Cass County grew from 34,545 residents in 1900 to 37,870 in 2020.
Cass 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 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Logansport Cicott St, IN weather station (10 miles away).
12,070 jobs at 658 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Pioneer Regional School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary SchoolRoyal Center | Pre-K–6 | 473 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Pioneer Jr-Sr High SchoolRoyal Center | 7–12 | 425 | Public | 0.8 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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