Center Indiana Map

About Center, Indiana

Center is a locality in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. Center is located at 38.0487°N, 87.3431°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47371, 47601, 46902.

Center defines the horizon as a low, flat expanse of Indiana earth where the sky holds a vast, unobstructed dominion over the fields. It lies 4.7 miles west-southwest of Warrick, IN (from Warrick, IN: bearing 249°T), and is situated 3.7 miles west of Boonville. The Kelly Ditch carves a quiet, narrow path through the black soil, its presence marked by the thick, unruly growth of willow and brush that breaks the monotony of the surrounding agricultural grid. A mile away, the quiet stillness of Chandler Town Park offers a reprieve of manicured green, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge looms faint against the western sky, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this interior plateau. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy amber quality, clinging to the stalks of corn and the weathered siding of barns as if reluctant to surrender the day to the cooling, moisture-laden air.

Center grew from the necessity of the soil, its economy forever tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life. While the Washing Recirculating Reservoir sits three miles away, holding its dark water in a patient, functional silence, the lifeblood of the locality remains the commerce of the grain elevator and the sturdy, unpretentious brick architecture that lines the primary intersection. There is a profound, stoic endurance in the way the local people attend to their work, a quietude that reflects the flat, expansive nature of the prairie landscape. Even as the seasons turn and the frost gathers on the iron implements of the fields, the character of Center persists, grounded by a history written in the tilled earth and the steady, honest labor of those who have made this inland expanse their own.

About This Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Center, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.048656, -87.343064. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Center includes the ZIP code (47371, 47601, 46902), telephone area code (812, 574), county seat of Warrick County (Boonville), and school district assignment (Taylor Community School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.