Orestes Indiana Map

About Orestes, Indiana

Orestes is a locality in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 239.1 people per km². Orestes is located at 40.2695°N, 85.7280°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46001.

Orestes rests in a quiet pocket of Indiana, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, steady breath. It lies 11.6 miles north-northwest of Anderson, IN (from Anderson, IN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east of Elwood. The landscape surrounding Orestes is a gentle mosaic of farmland, the rich soil a deep, loamy brown under the vast Hoosier sky. Here, fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their green and gold stalks rustling in the breeze like whispered secrets. Patches of woodlot break the cultivated expanse, providing a dappled shade where sunlight filters through leaves in shifting patterns, painting fleeting, luminous designs on the forest floor. The air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and ripening grain, especially potent in the hushed hours of late afternoon, when the sun dips low, casting long, benevolent shadows across the land. The history of Orestes is as much a part of its character as the fertile earth. It grew from the practical needs of settlers drawn to this amenable land, a community built on the back of agricultural enterprise. While larger industrial hubs have long since defined the broader Indiana landscape, Orestes has held onto its identity as a place where the local economy remains tethered to the land, with farming still a significant, if quiet, endeavor. The town center, a cluster of modest buildings, serves as the nucleus of this agricultural rhythm, a place where neighbors gather and the day unfolds with a predictable, comforting cadence. There are no grand pronouncements of progress here, but rather a steady, understated resilience, a recognition of the enduring value of hard work and the land's generous, if sometimes demanding, bounty.

About This Orestes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orestes, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.269484, -85.728032. 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 Orestes and Madison County.

Detailed location data for Orestes includes the ZIP code (46063), telephone area code (260), county seat of Madison County (Anderson), and school district assignment (Alexandria 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 Orestes is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.