Rising Sun, Indiana

About Rising Sun

Set in the southeastern part of Indiana, Rising Sun is a small town, home to 2,219 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Rising Sun is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.5 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,479 residents per square mile.

📰 Rising Sun News Today

• Rising Sun High School (IN) Basketball MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Motor Meet Cruise-in; Rising Sun, IN Eagle Country 99.3 · May 15
• Rising Sun Schools welcome students back with free athletic admission, new cellphone rules WCPO 9 News · Aug 3
• Rising Sun Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• A Midwest summer done right: Visit Rising Sun Campground in Pulaski County for affordable family fun greatnews.life · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rising Sun Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Red Wolf Sanctuary · Attraction
• Rising Star Casino Resort · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rising Sun

• Red Wolf Sanctuary · Attraction reviews ★
• Ohio County Fairgrounds reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rising Sun

• Ohio County Elementary School
• Ohio County Middle School
• Rising Sun High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rising Sun

🏘️ Nearby Communities