Stanford, Indiana

Stanford, Indiana
Census-designated place
Van Buren Township Hall
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Coordinates: 39°05′31″N 86°39′52″W / 39.09194°N 86.66444°W / 39.09194; -86.66444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Van Buren
Area [1]
• Total	1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Land	1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47463, 47403 (Bloomington)
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-72584[3]
GNIS feature ID	2830467[2]

Stanford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

Stanford was platted in 1838.^[4] The first store was started in Stanford in 1839.^[5] A post office has been in operation at Stanford since 1839.^[6]

Stanford is located in southwestern Monroe County. Indiana State Road 45 passes through the community, leading northeast 9 miles (14 km) to Bloomington, the county seat, and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Owensburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stanford CDP has an area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km²), all land.^[1] It is bordered to the southeast by Indian Creek, which flows south to the East Fork of the White River near Dover Hill.

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