Postal Codes

47470 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47470 covers Williams, Indiana, with a population of about 1,441 and a median household income of $71,936.

Population
1,44133 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,936about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$216,374up 26% in five years
Degree or higher
9.4%25.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.1%26.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 47470 is

Williams, 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

Population1,441
Median age40.9
Family households89.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans10.3%
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$71,936
Income per person$27,063
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k17.7%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k20.0%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k4.3%
$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 filed760
Mean adjusted gross income$61,445
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$191,000
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied91.1%
Vacant homes18.9%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
2 to 4 units4.7%
Mobile home12.8%
Boat, RV or van1.7%
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$216,374as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$216,374$87,941

$90,847 in 2010 to $216,374 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%
High school diploma or higher84.4%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone71.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.8%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed31
Annual payroll$1,342,000
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 40.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.7 out of 100
Community resilience56.5 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.

Drought89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.1Very 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$71,936$70,051$78,538
Income per person$27,063$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$191,000$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership91.1%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age40.93838.7
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 US13.7 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 Schools56.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Mitchell Community Schools25.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Shoals Community School Corporation18.1% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47437 Huron, IN6.8 km away
47446 Mitchell, IN13.7 km away
47451 Oolitic, IN16.1 km away
47421 Bedford, IN16.5 km away
47581 Shoals, IN16.6 km away
47420 Avoca, IN17 km away
47469 West Baden Springs, IN17.3 km away
47462 Springville, 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 County81.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Martin County18.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.8 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq mi
Population density33 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7735, -86.6285

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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