About Evansville
Evansville, IN is a mid-size city located in southwestern Indiana counting 115,395 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 3rd largest city in Indiana.
Officially, Evansville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 47.35 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,437 residents per square mile.
📰 Evansville News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Evansville Unique
- One of the 5 largest cities in Indiana (#3 statewide).
- One of 7 places in the US named Evansville — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Evansville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Evansville
- 2nd Language — asian
- Azzip Pizza — pizza
- BJ's — american
- Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano — italian
- Bru Burger — burger
- Cavanaugh's on the River — seafood
- Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
- Crumbl Cookies
- Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe — pizza
- Donut Bank — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Evansville African American Museum · Museum
- Evansville Museum · Museum
- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Garden · Zoo
- USS LST-325 · Attraction
- Children's Museum of Evansville · Museum
- Ellis Park Race Course · Attraction
- Four Freedom's Monument · Attraction
- Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship · Attraction
- High Score Saloon · Arcade
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Evansville
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Evansville
- Benjamin Bosse High School
- Caze Elementary School
- Cedar Hall Community School
- Central High School
- Cynthia Heights Elementary School
- Delaware Elementary School
- Dexter Elementary School
- Fairlawn Elementary School
- Francis Joseph Reitz High School
- Glenwood Leadership Academy
- Harper Elementary School
- Hebron Elementary School
- Joshua Academy
- Signature School Inc
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Ascension St Vincent Evansville ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Deaconess Hospital Inc ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Evansville State Hospital · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.