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About Santa Claus (Indiana)
Nestled in the tree-covered rolling hills of southern Indiana, Santa Claus is a small town with less than 3,000 residents. As you might imagine, almost everything about our small town revolves around Santa Claus. From the street names, subdivisions, many local businesses and even the town's architecture and decor, you can't visit without feeling a little Santa Claus magic!
Appropriately, it was a child who provided the inspiration in naming this community after Santa Claus. Going into the fall months of 1852, there was no Santa Claus community. Residents of the area had spent months trying to select a name for the community, but none of the proposed names carried universal appeal. Then, on Christmas Eve, as the congregation gathered at the church for yet another meeting, the sound of bells was heard outside. “Santa!”, a jubilant child rang out, “It’s Santa Claus.” “That’s it!”, shouted one of the elders. “Why not call it Santa Claus?” The residents all agreed and the town of Santa Claus was born.
Santa Claus Town Hall
Santa Claus Post Office
Santa Claus Town Hall
Santa Claus Post Office
About the Santa Claus Postmark
As the only post office in the world bearing the Santa Claus name, this small-town location becomes a major holiday destination each December—handling more than 400,000 pieces of mail, compared to its usual 13,000 pieces per month. The beloved picture postmark has been a cherished Christmas tradition since its introduction in 1983.
Each year, the postmark artwork is selected through a local high school art contest, with a new student design unveiled for the season.
Artist Information
The 2025 design was created by Christopher Scherer of Mariah Hill, Indiana. Christopher, the son of Ashley Begle and Josh Scherer, is a graduate of Heritage Hills High School and currently works at Schum Monuments.
About Us
We have been mailing letters from Santa Claus to children world-wide since the year 2000. We got the idea from a discussion with our Postmaster one day about how many letters come through our small town post office in December. In fact, more mail comes through in that one month than all other months combined!
Why? Well it seems that almost every letter addressed to "Santa Claus", sometimes in crayon but with the utmost sincerity, makes it's way here. Because of this, our post office has gained much recognition and popularity—to the point where many drive from long distances away to have their holiday letters "sent from Santa Claus."
We now, thanks to the internet, are able to share this tradition to you and others who can't make the trip to our small Christmas hometown.