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47170 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47170 covers Scottsburg, Indiana, with a population of about 15,279 and a median household income of $57,661.

Population
15,279104 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,66118% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
17.4%5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$218,132up 30.7% in five years
Median rent
$83119% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.4%3.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
317

Where 47170 is

Scottsburg, Indiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population15,279
Median age41.6
Family households60.8%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$57,661
Income per person$29,485
Poverty rate17.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k7.8%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed6,780
Mean adjusted gross income$56,404
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$148,600
Median gross rent$831
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied68.4%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house62.3%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units5.8%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home19.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$218,132as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$218,132$93,355

$98,574 in 2009 to $218,132 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher83.4%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.2% 7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.9% 11.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments317
People employed4,509
Annual payroll$149,274,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 59.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.3 out of 100
Community resilience29.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Indiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIndianaUnited States
Median household income$57,661$70,051$78,538
Income per person$29,485$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate17.4%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$148,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$831$1,020$1,348
Homeownership68.4%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.63838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSCOTTSBURG, IN US1.2 km away

Average high and low by month

January41°F / 22.9°F
February45.4°F / 24.7°F
March55.9°F / 32.3°F
April67.5°F / 42°F
May76.4°F / 52.9°F
June84.5°F / 62.2°F
July87.5°F / 65.5°F
August86.6°F / 62.7°F
September81.1°F / 54.2°F
October69.2°F / 42.7°F
November55.9°F / 33.1°F
December44.6°F / 26.5°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Scott County School District 260.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Salem Community Schools36.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County School District 12.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

47102 Austin, IN6.6 km away
47177 Underwood, IN9.7 km away
47229 Crothersville, IN13.8 km away
47138 Lexington, IN15.6 km away
47126 Henryville, IN16.7 km away
47230 Deputy, IN17.5 km away
47141 Marysville, IN17.7 km away
47270 Paris Crossing, IN19.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Scott County62.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County36.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Jefferson County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area146.33 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq mi
Population density104 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6885, -85.7987

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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