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Painted Hills
IndianaCDP
Painted Hills
Total population
948
Median home value
$305,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$93,838
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Painted Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its population was 766 as of the 2020 census, up from 677 in 2010. The community is located on the shores of Lake Holiday and Lake Nebo southeast of Martinsville, the Morgan county seat. The two lakes are a combined 196 acres (79 ha) in size.
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Geography
Painted Hills is located in southeastern Morgan County. Indiana State Road 252 forms the northeast border of the community, leading northwest to Martinsville and southeast the same distance to Morgantown. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , of which are land and , or 11.37%, are water. The lakes in the community, shown as Painted Hills Lake and Little Nebo Lake on federal maps, are built on Camp Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Indian Creek, which leads northwest to the White River south of Martinsville.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Painted Hills, IN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,839
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves4,217
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,101
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,973
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves3,920
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,898
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves3,607
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves3,601
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2023-10-317 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
- M 3.82 — 2021-06-17Illinois-Indiana border region
- M 3.8 — 2004-09-124 km NW of Manilla, Indiana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Indiana
- Martinsville4.5 mi away
- Morgantown5.1 mi away · pop. 1,308
- Bethany9.5 mi away · pop. 67
- Brooklyn10.2 mi away · pop. 2,570
- Paragon11.4 mi away
- Bargersville12.7 mi away
- Nineveh13.9 mi away
- Monrovia14.7 mi away · pop. 2,055
- Gosport17.3 mi away
- Franklin17.3 mi away · pop. 26,168
- Amity18.5 mi away · pop. 317
- Bloomington18.7 mi away · pop. 77,725
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Painted Hills
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 02:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library