Westwood Indiana Map

About Westwood, Indiana

Westwood is a locality in Marion County, Indiana, United States. Westwood is located at 39.7867°N, 86.3264°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47362.

Westwood presents a quiet tableau of rolling Indiana terrain, where the land gently slopes and swells like the slow breath of a sleeping giant. It lies 5.4 miles south-east of Brownsburg, IN (from Brownsburg, IN: bearing 136°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Indianapolis. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching skyward in a silent testament to seasons past, cast dappled shadows across the occasional open field, hinting at the agricultural heart that once beat stronger here. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves, a fragrance that grounds the senses and speaks of the enduring cycles of nature. Even the sunlight, when it breaks through the leafy canopy, seems to possess a certain soft, diffused quality, lending a gentle luminescence to the landscape. The history of Westwood is a story told in the worn bricks of its older structures and the quiet hum of its present-day economy, which leans towards small businesses and services catering to its residents. Once, this area might have echoed with the rumble of machinery or the bustle of a more robust agricultural trade, but today, a sense of settled calm pervades. The local landscape, shaped by glacial activity millennia ago, offers no dramatic peaks or valleys, but rather a subtle, enduring beauty in its consistent, undulating character. Residents often find solace in the familiar routines and the understated charm that Westwood offers, a place where the past is less a loud pronouncement and more a quiet whisper in the rustling leaves.

About This Westwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westwood, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.786711, -86.326381. 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 Westwood and Marion County.

Detailed location data for Westwood includes the ZIP code (46234), telephone area code (260, 317), county seat of Marion County (Indianapolis), and school district assignment (New Castle 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 Westwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.