Santa Claus is a town in Spencer County, Indiana, home to about 2,793 people across 6.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47579, and parts of 47523, 47532, 47550 and 47552 are in Santa Claus too.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Santa Claus
Mostly Dale; part is in Santa Claus
Mostly Ferdinand; part is in Santa Claus
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)65 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL259 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Santa Claus; 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.
Santa Claus had 2,586 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 183rd largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Spencer County grew from 22,407 residents in 1900 to 19,810 in 2020.
Spencer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saint Meinrad, IN weather station (7 miles away).
5,132 jobs at 423 businesses in Spencer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Santa Claus.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ferdinand and Dale.
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.