| Wiser, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Wiser  Wiser | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′44″N86°17′37″W / 39.61222°N 86.29361°W Coordinates: 39°36′44″N86°17′37″W / 39.61222°N 86.29361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Morgan |
| Township | Madison |
| Elevation [1] | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46113 |
| FIPS code | 18-85010 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 446210 |
Wiser is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Madison Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,705 and it contained 3,608 housing units.
Morgan County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville.
