| Official Name: | Stanford, Indiana |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Stanford |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Van Buren |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0919°N -86.6644°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47463, 47403 (Bloomington) |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-72584[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2830467 |
Stanford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Stanford was platted in 1838.[3] The first store was started in Stanford in 1839.[4] A post office has been in operation at Stanford since 1839.[5]
Stanford is located in southwestern Monroe County. Indiana State Road 45 passes through the community, leading northeast 9miles to Bloomington, the county seat, and southwest to Owensburg.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stanford CDP has an area of 1.76sqmi, all land.[1] It is bordered to the southeast by Indian Creek, which flows south to the East Fork of the White River near Dover Hill.