Parker City Indiana Map

About Parker City, Indiana

Parker City is a locality in Randolph County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,211. The population density is 829.7 people per km². Parker City is located at 40.1889°N, 85.2041°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47368.

Parker City lies in a broad, gently sloped valley where rich, dark earth, the color of strong coffee, stretches out in a patchwork quilt of fields. It lies 9.6 miles east of Muncie, IN (from Muncie, IN: bearing 92°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-southeast of Albany. Here, corn stalks stand sentinel in summer, their tassels catching the sun like a thousand tiny flags, and in autumn, the air grows crisp with the smell of drying leaves and distant woodsmoke. The land itself seems to sigh with contentment, a quiet expanse punctuated by clumps of sturdy oak and maple that gather in small, intimate woodlots. The sky above Parker City often wears a vast, open blue, deepening to a bruised purple at dusk, when the first stars prick through the fading light, promising a cool, silent night. The story of Parker City is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy brick of its modest courthouse and the enduring spirit of its people. It grew from the fertile ground, a place where families have farmed the same land for generations, their livelihoods tied to the predictable cycles of the seasons. While manufacturing has ebbed and flowed in neighboring counties, the heart of Parker City has always beat with the steady pulse of agriculture, the hum of tractors in the fields, and the quiet commerce of its local businesses. It’s a place where the Friday night lights of the high school football field are a significant beacon, and where conversations often begin with the weather and the state of the crops, a testament to a life lived close to the soil.

About This Parker City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parker City, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.188933, -85.204135. 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 Parker City and Randolph County.

Detailed location data for Parker City includes the ZIP code (47368), telephone area code (317), county seat of Randolph County (Winchester), and school district assignment (Monroe Central 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 Parker City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.