Petroleum, Indiana

About Petroleum

Petroleum, IN is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Indiana.

Officially, Petroleum is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.08 square miles.

📰 Petroleum News Today

• State pours $21M into removal of aging, leaking petroleum tanks Indiana Capital Chronicle · Jul 23
• Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP’s Whiting refinery WBEZ Chicago · Aug 6
• SNK Petroleum opens first c-stores in Ohio, Indiana - C-Store Dive C-Store Dive · Jul 16
• Update on petroleum leak fire in Muhlenberg Co. 10pm WFIE | 14 News · Jun 1
• BP to lock out workers at Whiting, Indiana refinery starting Thursday ABC7 Chicago · Mar 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Petroleum Unique

• The only place in America named Petroleum — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.08 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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