| Official Name: | Otwell, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 290px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jefferson |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.62 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 396 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4567°N -87.0958°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 499 |
| Named For: | Robert Otwell Brown |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47564 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-57384[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629881 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.78 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 221.85 |
| Population Density Km2: | 85.67 |
Otwell is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Otwell was originally called Pierceville, being named after President Franklin Pierce, and under this name was laid out in 1855.[3] The name was changed to Otwell in 1864 by a popular petition of its residents. The name had to be changed when the post office came because there was already a Pierceville in Indiana. The name Otwell is derived from the middle name of Robert Otwell Brown, the son of an early settler.[4]
A post office has been in operation at Otwell since 1864.[5]
Otwell is located along Indiana State Road 257 and is approximately 1 mile from Indiana State Road 56.
There is one school district in the county, Pike County School Corporation.[6]
Otwell has a charter school, Otwell Miller Academy,[7] which was established in 2017, after the Pike County school corporation closed its elementary school, Otwell Elementary School.[8] Otwell Miller Academy currently enrolls 88 students for the 2018/19 school year. Grace College sponsors the charter.
Prior to 1974, Otwell had its own high school. The school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was the Millers. In 1937, it took students from Velpen High School. In 1974, it merged into Pike Central High School.[9]
Otwell has a public library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.[10]