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47462 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47462 covers Springville, Indiana, with a population of about 4,949 and a median household income of $90,205.

Population
4,94963 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$90,2051.3× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
4.5%7.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$270,023up 28.6% in five years
Degree or higher
27.4%7.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.7%26.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 47462 is

Springville, 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

Population4,949
Median age36.3
Family households80.9%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans7.2%
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$90,205
Income per person$38,786
Poverty rate4.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k15.8%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,410
Mean adjusted gross income$66,045
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k27.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,700
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied91.7%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house80.1%
Mobile home19.9%
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$270,023as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$270,023$119,169

$119,169 in 2004 to $270,023 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone88.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed358
Annual payroll$17,429,000
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 31.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.3 out of 100
Community resilience50 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 wind87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25Very 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$90,205$70,051$78,538
Income per person$38,786$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate4.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$190,700$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership91.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age36.33838.7
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 stationBEDFORD 5 WNW, IN US7.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January39°F / 22.9°F3.75 in rain
February43.1°F / 26°F3.03 in rain
March53.8°F / 35.2°F4.2 in rain
April64.9°F / 45°F5.2 in rain
May73.1°F / 53.9°F5.48 in rain
June81.3°F / 62.7°F5 in rain
July83.5°F / 65.8°F4.18 in rain
August83.9°F / 64°F3.31 in rain
September77.1°F / 57.1°F3.27 in rain
October66.2°F / 45.9°F3.5 in rain
November53°F / 36°F3.88 in rain
December42.5°F / 28.2°F3.83 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Lawrence Community Schools56.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastern Greene County School District30.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe County Community School Corporation13.1% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47420 Avoca, IN7 km away
47434 Harrodsburg, IN9.1 km away
47451 Oolitic, IN10 km away
47421 Bedford, IN14 km away
47453 Owensburg, IN14.1 km away
47463 Stanford, IN15.8 km away
47458 Smithville, IN16.3 km away
47470 Williams, IN19.7 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.

Lawrence County56.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Greene County30.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe County13.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area78.61 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9507, -86.6139

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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