Hazleton is a town in White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States.

It was named in honor of Gervas Hazleton,[4] believed to be the second settler to permanently locate to the county.

Hazleton first lived in a crude camp lit by large log fires that was a popular stopover for early migrants to the area.

[6] On March 10, 1897, a passenger train of the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad (now the Chicago & Eastern Illinois) wrecked near Hazleton.

State Road 56 connects the town with U.S. Route 41, which runs northward to Vincennes and southward to the Evansville area.

According to the 2010 census, Hazleton has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 2.3% African American, and 0.4% from two or more races.

24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 25.0% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.5% of those 65 or over.