Explore Ingalls, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ingalls, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ingalls.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Ingalls |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Madison County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| Latitude | 39.956985 |
| Longitude | -85.805256 |
| Population | 2,223 |
| Density | 285.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 46048, 46064 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| County Seat | Anderson |
| School District | South Madison Community School Corporation |
Ingalls defines itself by the steady, unassuming progression of Lick Creek as it carves a slow path through the flat, fertile plains of central Indiana. It lies 7.1 miles east-northeast of McCordsville, IN (from McCordsville, IN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northeast of Hancock. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, broken only by the sharp verticality of grain silos and the dense, dark clusters of woodlots that dot the horizon. At Ingalls Park, the grass holds the heavy, metallic scent of morning dew long after the sun has climbed, providing a quiet expanse where the land feels raw and honest. Five miles to the west, the expansive waters of Geist Reservoir mirror the shifting gray and amber of the Midwestern sky, a silent anchor for the region’s hydrology.
Gas light once flickered with promise across the early landscape of Ingalls, sparking an industrial ambition that transformed the local economy and defined the grit of its founding families. While the boom of the nineteenth century has receded into the quiet, rhythmic hum of modern transit and light manufacturing, the community retains a stubborn, industrious temperament. Daily life moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the sight of heavy freight moving through the corridors of the county and the persistent, quiet labor of those who maintain the fields. It is a place where the architecture of utility—brick facades and sturdy, practical framing—stands as a testament to a people who have learned to thrive in the wide, open spaces between the great rivers.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ingalls, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.956985, -85.805256. 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 Ingalls includes the ZIP code (46048, 46064), telephone area code (260), county seat of Madison County (Anderson), and school district assignment (South Madison Community School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |