Romney, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Post office at the corner of Main and High streets.
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Romney Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°15′05″N 086°54′10″W / 40.25139°N 86.90278°W / 40.25139; -86.90278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Randolph
Area [1]
• Total	0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
• Land	0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	742 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	304
• Density	347.43/sq mi (134.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47981
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	2813358[2]

Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Originally named Columbia,^[3] Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia.

The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.^[4]

Geography

Romney is located in Randolph Township, just south of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 28.

Demographics