Smithville-Sanders, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location in Monroe County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°03′34″N 86°29′52″W / 39.05944°N 86.49778°W / 39.05944; -86.49778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Townships	Clear Creek, Perry
Area [1]
• Total	10.72 sq mi (27.76 km2)
• Land	10.72 sq mi (27.76 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,323
• Density	310.01/sq mi (119.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47458, 47401 (Bloomington)
Area code(s)	812 & 930
GNIS feature ID	2583471[2]
FIPS code	18-70330

Smithville-Sanders is a census-designated place (CDP) encompassing the communities of Smithville and Sanders in Monroe County, Indiana, United States.^[2] Its population was 3,323 as of the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

Smithville-Sanders is located in southern Monroe County. The village of Smithville is in the north-central part of the CDP around the intersection of Smithville Road and Strain Ridge Road, while Sanders is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north on Fairfax Road. Most of the CDP consists of rural and semi-suburban land surrounding the two villages.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 10.72 square miles (27.8 km²), all of it land.^[1] It is bordered to the south and east by portions of Monroe Lake, a reservoir on Salt Creek. To the west it is bordered partly by Little Clear Creek, part of the Salt Creek watershed, and partly by Indiana State Road 37, which leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Bloomington and south 16 miles (26 km) to Bedford.

Demographics