Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Indiana (2026)
5 rules on the books across Indiana, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Data Center Zoning & Siting
Where data centers may be built, including the zoning districts that allow them, conditional-use-permit requirements, residential setback and buffer distances, and lot-size or acreage minimums.
Tippecanoe County
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County's zoning code splits data centers by size: any facility over 10,000 square feet of gross floor area…
Read full rule →St. Joseph County
Few RestrictionsInside the Indiana Enterprise Center overlay, unincorporated St. Joseph County lists a data center as a permitted…
Read full rule →Data Center Noise Limits
Decibel caps on data-center cooling and backup-generator noise at the property line, how and when noise is measured, tighter nighttime limits, and how communities enforce them against continuous hum.
St. Joseph County
Some RestrictionsData centers are listed as a permitted industrial use in St. Joseph County's zoning ordinance, and once built they must…
Read full rule →Tippecanoe County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Tippecanoe County, a Large Data Center is a permitted use in the I1, I2 and I3 industrial zones only…
Read full rule →Data Center Moratoriums
Temporary pauses or outright bans on new data-center development while a locality studies impacts, including moratorium length, what triggers one, and which projects are grandfathered in.