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Palmyra, IN

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Population
913
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
773 ft
Median Home Value
$163,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$772/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$60,862
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IndianaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IndianaNearest larger communityNew Albany, Indiana17 miles away · 37,463 residents.

About Palmyra

Palmyra is a Harrison County town with a name-change story: laid out as Carthage in 1836, it became Palmyra three years later because Indiana already had another Carthage. Confederate raiders under John Hunt Morgan camped here on July 9, 1863, after the Battle of Corydon, leaving a Civil War chapter in the town's local memory. Today the town has a branch of the Harrison County Public Library, and North Harrison schools serve students from Morgan Township through nearby Morgan Elementary and the Ramsey middle and high school campus. Palmyra's map is mostly southern Indiana, but its name and the night of Morgan's raid give it a sharper historical edge.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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