Carbon, Indiana

About Carbon

Carbon, IN is a tiny community located in western Indiana with an estimated population of 258.

Officially, Carbon is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,720 residents per square mile.

📰 Carbon News Today

• Indiana preparing federal takeover application, regulations for controversial carbon storage wells Indiana Capital Chronicle · Jul 28
• Ozinga’s Low-Carbon Cement Facility in Indiana Nears Completion, Boosting Supply Chain and Sustainability Construction Owners · Oct 6
• “Huge Wave” of Carbon Storage Projects Sets off Alarms in Rural Indiana Mother Jones · Jul 14
• Parents frustrated after elevated carbon dioxide levels found in Lanesville classrooms WDRB · Sep 14
• First Indiana Carbon Capture And Storage Project Approved, 44.01 Begins Development Carbon Herald · Apr 10

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What Makes Carbon Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.15 sq mi.
• Positioned in western Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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