Patoka Indiana Map

About Patoka, Indiana

Patoka is a locality in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 706. The population density is 228.7 people per km². Patoka is located at 38.3963°N, 87.5942°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Patoka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 47666.

Patoka holds the quiet, low-slung geography of the Wabash Valley, where the land flattens into a persistent, fertile expanse of dark soil and woodlot mosaic. It lies 18.9 miles south of Vincennes, IN (from Vincennes, IN: bearing 189°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-northwest of Princeton. The Patoka River carves a slow, deliberate path through the basin, its dark water reflecting the heavy, humid skies that define the Midwestern summer. To the east, the silhouette of the Gordon Hills provides a jagged interruption to the otherwise level horizon, while the cooling greenery of the Princeton Country Club offers a groomed contrast to the wilder thickets bordering the nearby fields. Three miles to the north, the surface of Long Pond remains undisturbed, a still mirror held in the basin’s palm, gathering the amber light of late afternoon as the crickets begin their evening chorus.

Patoka serves as a steady anchor for a regional economy built upon the hard labor of the soil and the legacy of the railroad. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the passage of heavy freight trains and the seasonal turning of the corn and soybean rows, a cycle that has persisted since the earliest settlers arrived to clear the timber. The architecture is sturdy and unpretentious, defined by brick facades that have weathered decades of sharp winters and humid, stagnant heat. Life in Patoka moves with a functional efficiency, a place where people recognize the sound of a neighbor’s engine before they see the vehicle, and where the collective memory is tied to the industry of the land and the endurance of the families who have stayed to work it.

About This Patoka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Patoka, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.396342, -87.594196. 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 Patoka includes the ZIP code (47666), telephone area code (812), county seat of Gibson County (Princeton), and school district assignment (North Gibson 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.