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47203 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47203 covers Columbus, Indiana, with a population of about 25,106 and a median household income of $73,595.

Population
25,106326 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,5951.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$290,607up 27.6% in five years
Median rent
$9636% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
38.7%3.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
379

Where 47203 is

Columbus, 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

Population25,106
Median age40.3
Family households65.6%
Born outside the US8%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.5%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans6.6%
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$73,595
Income per person$42,198
Poverty rate10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,210
Mean adjusted gross income$80,531
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k27.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$234,300
Median gross rent$963
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house75.6%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units6.5%
Mobile home4%
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$290,607as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.6%
Typical asking rent$1,459as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$290,607$145,606

$208,360 in 2001 to $290,607 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone76.3%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments379
People employed5,607
Annual payroll$291,611,000
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 62.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.8 out of 100
Community resilience70.4 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.

Drought89.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.2Very 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$73,595$70,051$78,538
Income per person$42,198$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate10.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$234,300$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,020$1,348
Homeownership78.2%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home13.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US8%5.9%13.9%
Median age40.33838.7
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 stationCOLUMBUS, IN US7.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January38.6°F / 21.5°F3.42 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February42.9°F / 23.7°F2.91 in rain, 4.5 in snow
March53.5°F / 31.9°F3.78 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April65.6°F / 42.2°F5 in rain
May74.9°F / 53°F4.99 in rain
June83.1°F / 62.2°F5.31 in rain
July86.1°F / 65.4°F4.54 in rain
August85.4°F / 63.3°F3.48 in rain
September79.7°F / 55.4°F3.21 in rain
October68°F / 43.6°F3.39 in rain
November54.4°F / 33.8°F3.6 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December42.9°F / 26.2°F3.71 in rain, 4 in snow
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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket12% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bartholomew County School Corporation76.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation23.5% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47202 Columbus, IN4.4 km away
47201 Columbus, IN4.8 km away
47226 Clifford, IN6 km away
47280 Taylorsville, IN9.1 km away
47246 Hope, IN12.8 km away
47232 Elizabethtown, IN13.2 km away
47236 Grammer, IN16.2 km away
46124 Edinburgh, IN16.5 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.

Bartholomew County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area77.05 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density326 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2301, -85.8855

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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