| Alta, Indiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Vermillion County |
| Pushpin Label: | Alta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vermillion County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vermillion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Helt |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 153 |
| Elevation Ft: | 502 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7722°N -87.3867°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47854 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 430118 |
Alta is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
The town was laid out in 1871. The name probably refers to "elevation".[3]
Alta is located half a mile west of the Wabash River and about half a mile south of the town of Hillsdale, around the intersection of county roads 775 South and 400 East. A north-south CSX railroad line runs just east of Alta.