Clinton Indiana Map

About Clinton, Indiana

Clinton is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,831. The population density is 828.3 people per km². Clinton is located at 39.6610°N, 87.4047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Clinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 47041, 47842.

Clinton anchors the flat, fertile expanse of the Indiana plains where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a heavy, meditative quality during the late afternoon. It lies 8.2 miles west-northwest of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southeast of Batesville. The landscape remains defined by the steady, quiet movement of Ripley Creek, which cuts through the silt and clay only a mile away, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Ester Ridge marks the edge of the world to the west. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the earth gives way to a mosaic of farmland and thick woodlots that transition into the protected quiet of John Sunman's Woods. The air here tastes of cooling soil and the faint, metallic scent of iron-rich earth, a reminder that the land is never truly dormant but always waiting for the next season’s turn.

Clinton carries the enduring character of a place built on the grit of coal mines and the industry of the rail, its brick facades and sturdy porches reflecting a time when the rhythm of the clock was set by the shift change. While the economy has shifted from the deep, dark veins of the earth to the light of modern commerce, the town retains a stubborn, industrious pulse that echoes in the quiet activity of its main thoroughfares. Residents often look toward the stillness of Tall Oaks Lake for a reprieve from the heat, or find a different kind of solitude in the deeper shadows of Johnson Hollow. Life in Clinton moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, where the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber slats, illuminating a terrain that has been worked by generations and remains, in its own plain fashion, entirely itself.

About This Clinton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clinton, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.660965, -87.404659. 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 Clinton includes the ZIP code (47041, 47842), telephone area code (317, 463, 765), county seat of Ripley County (Versailles), and school district assignment (South Vermillion 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.