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Syria, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°35′10″N86°24′06″W / 38.58611°N 86.40167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Orange |
Township | Paoli |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47454 |
Area codes | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 451535 [1] |
Syria is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
A post office was established at Syria in 1880, and remained in operation until 1904. [2] The community probably took its name from Syria, in Western Asia. [3]
...apparently named for the Asian country...