St. Paul Indiana Map

About St. Paul, Indiana

St. Paul is a locality in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 887. The population density is 1266.4 people per km². St. Paul is located at 39.4281°N, 85.6283°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47272.

St. Paul rests in a quiet corner of Decatur County, where the gentle slopes of southern Indiana begin to yield to the broader, more open fields of the Midwest. It lies 20.7 miles north-east of Bartholomew, IN (from Bartholomew, IN: bearing 42°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-west of Greensburg. The land here is a quilt of cultivated acres, stitched with the darker green of mature oak and maple, and crisscrossed by meandering creeks that whisper through the occasional patch of woodland. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, damp scent of turned earth and dew-kissed grass, a testament to the agricultural heart of this place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid summer haze, has a soft, diffused quality, painting the horizon with a gentle, almost pearlescent glow. The story of St. Paul is one of steady, agrarian roots, a place that grew organically from the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its early settlers. The local economy, still largely tied to the bounty of the surrounding farms, sees its rhythm dictated by the seasons – planting in the spring, tending in the summer, harvesting in the autumn. While large industries are absent, a quiet network of small businesses serves the needs of St. Paul and its neighbors, fostering a sense of self-reliance and interconnectedness. The modest, well-maintained homes and the single main street, lined with buildings that have weathered decades of change, speak of a history not of grand pronouncements, but of persistent, quiet growth, a place that has always valued the enduring strength of its community.

About This St. Paul Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Paul, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.428105, -85.628309. 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 St. Paul and Decatur County.

Detailed location data for St. Paul includes the ZIP code (47272), telephone area code (317), county seat of Decatur County (Greensburg), and school district assignment (Decatur County Community Schools). 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 St. Paul is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.