Perry County, Indiana
County seat: Tell City · Population 19,389 (2025) · 382 sq mi
Perry County is the 75th most populous of Indiana's 92 counties, with 19,389 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tell City. It is part of the Southwest (Region 11) region, one of the 12 Indiana economic growth regions (DWD / WorkOne regions). The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Perry County facts
- County seat
- Tell City
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 19,389 +1.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 382 sq mi 58th largest of 92
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 51 per sq mi
- Established
- 1814
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry United States Naval Officer (1785-1819)
- Largest city
- Tell City 7,441
- Median household income
- $61,151
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 18123
Cities and towns in Perry County
Perry County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Perry County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tell City (county seat) | City | 7,441 | |
| Cannelton | City | 1,488 | |
| Troy | Town | 369 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Leopold | 150 |
ZIP codes in Perry County
14 ZIP codes reach into Perry County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 47118 also Crawford and Orange counties
- 47137 also Crawford and Harrison counties
- 47513 also Dubois, Crawford and Orange counties
- 47514
- 47515
- 47520
- 47525
- 47532 also Dubois and Spencer counties
- 47551
- 47574
- 47576 also Crawford County
- 47577 also Spencer County
- 47586
- 47588 also Spencer County
Population of Perry County, 2020–2025
Perry County grew by 214 people (+1.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 332 more deaths than births and a net gain of 509 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,160 |
| 2021 | 19,098 |
| 2022 | 18,893 |
| 2023 | 19,210 |
| 2024 | 19,388 |
| 2025 | 19,389 |
Neighboring counties
- Spencer County west · 20,061 people
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky southeast · 21,503 people
- Crawford County northeast · 10,509 people
- Hancock County, Kentucky southwest · 9,050 people
- Dubois County northwest · 44,016 people
- Meade County, Kentucky east · 30,699 people
Printable Perry County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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