Mount Carmel Indiana Map

About Mount Carmel, Indiana

Mount Carmel is a locality in Washington County, Indiana, United States. Mount Carmel is located at 38.7170°N, 86.2494°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47012.

Mount Carmel rises from the Indiana landscape, a place where rolling hills begin to soften their edges, giving way to the gentler contours of Washington County. It lies 32.4 miles north-west of Saint Joseph, IN (from Saint Joseph, IN: bearing 313°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-south-west of Medora. Here, the air often carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the land’s enduring purpose. The sky above Mount Carmel feels vast, a canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of twilight, painting the scattered farmsteads and wooded draws with a fleeting, ephemeral light. Streams, born from the higher ground, meander through the valleys, their banks often lined with sycamores and maples, their quiet murmur a soundtrack to the land’s slow unfolding. The history of Mount Carmel is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the quiet determination of its early settlers, who found in this region a place to build lives and livelihoods. The local economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the cleared land, a testament to generations of farming tradition. While the larger industries of the wider world may have passed by, Mount Carmel maintains a steady, unhurried pace, its character shaped by the enduring spirit of its people. The community’s distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its working farms, the familiar faces at the general store, and the deep, abiding connection to the land that defines Mount Carmel.

About This Mount Carmel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Carmel, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.716999, -86.249428. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mount Carmel and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Mount Carmel includes the ZIP code (47108), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Washington County (Salem), and school district assignment (Franklin County Community School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mount Carmel is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.