Springville Indiana Map

About Springville, Indiana

Springville is a locality in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Springville is located at 38.9362°N, 86.6194°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47462.

Springville lies in a valley where the land begins its gentle rise towards the rolling hills of Lawrence County. It lies 16.6 miles south-south-west of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 198°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-west of Bedford. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the distant whisper of pine from the surrounding woodlands. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their stalks a vibrant green in the summer sun, interrupted by the darker, more rugged contours of wooded ravines that hint at the underlying limestone. The occasional weathered barn, its paint faded to the color of old bone, stands sentinel against the vast, often startlingly blue Indiana sky, a quiet testament to generations of cultivation. Small streams, their waters glinting like scattered silver, carve their way through the landscape, feeding into larger waterways, their banks often fringed with willows that trail their branches in the cool current. The history of Springville is tied to the rich mineral deposits and fertile ground that first drew settlers to this part of Indiana. Limestone quarrying once formed a significant part of the local economy, its pale stone shaping buildings and foundations throughout the region, a sturdy, enduring legacy. While that industry has waned, agriculture continues to be the lifeblood of Springville, the land yielding its bounty season after season. The pace of life here is measured, dictated more by the turning of the earth and the changing of the seasons than by the clock. Evenings are often quiet, the twilight descending with a soft, almost velvet quality, punctuated by the chirping of crickets and the distant rumble of a passing train, a sound that seems to carry the echoes of journeys past and present.

About This Springville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Springville, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.93616, -86.619442. 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 Springville and Lawrence County.

Detailed location data for Springville includes the ZIP code (47111), telephone area code (260, 317), county seat of Lawrence County (Bedford), and school district assignment. 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 Springville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.