Cairo, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
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Cairo is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Cairo, Indiana | |
|---|---|
 Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana | |
  Cairo Location in Tippecanoe County | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′27″N 86°55′29″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Tippecanoe |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47906 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 431946[1] |
The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Skywatch Tower
In 1952 the US Air Force commissioned the construction of an observation tower in Cairo, which was built by local volunteers. Manned twenty-four hours a day, observers kept watch for enemy aircraft until being the advent of the national radar system.