Pendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,253 at the 2010 census.
Pendleton is located at 40°0′10″N 85°44′48″W / 40.00278°N 85.74667°W / 40.00278; -85.74667 (40.002841, -85.746576).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.74%) is water.