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47427 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47427 covers Coal City, Indiana, with a population of about 850 and a median household income of $77,857.

Population
85016 per square mile
Median age
50.411.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,8571.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$206,367up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$70831% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
23%12 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 47427 is

Coal City, 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

Population850
Median age50.4
Family households87.6%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans15.1%
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$77,857
Income per person$30,248
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k11.5%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k20.6%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k18.2%
$125–150k16.7%
$150–200k2.7%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$56,900
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$118,300
Median gross rent$708
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes37.5%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house83.3%
Mobile home16.7%
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$206,367as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 118.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$206,367$79,053

$84,332 in 2009 to $206,367 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home26.5%
Drives to work alone64%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.3%
Health

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

Obesity42.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.5% 3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed29
Annual payroll$1,035,000
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 46.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss31.4 out of 100
Community resilience37.8 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 wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.9Very 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$77,857$70,051$78,538
Income per person$30,248$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$118,300$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$708$1,020$1,348
Homeownership76.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home26.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age50.43838.7
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 stationSHAKAMAK SP, IN US18.7 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 20.6°F3.34 in rain
February42.9°F / 23.7°F2.76 in rain
March53.4°F / 32.9°F3.48 in rain
April65.8°F / 44.1°F5.07 in rain
May74.8°F / 54.1°F5.23 in rain
June82.9°F / 62.8°F5.06 in rain
July85.6°F / 66.3°F4.67 in rain
August84.8°F / 64.7°F3.24 in rain
September79.4°F / 57.1°F3.59 in rain
October67.8°F / 45.3°F3.79 in rain
November53.9°F / 34.2°F3.91 in rain
December42.7°F / 26.1°F3.03 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Spencer-Owen Community Schools88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay Community Schools11.6% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47841 Clay City, IN7.1 km away
47455 Patricksburg, IN12.3 km away
47471 Worthington, IN12.6 km away
47438 Jasonville, IN14.9 km away
47845 Coalmont, IN16.5 km away
47431 Freedom, IN17 km away
47833 Bowling Green, IN17.1 km away
47445 Midland, IN17.4 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.

Owen County88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay County11.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.52 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2303, -87.0458

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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