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47568 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47568 covers Plainville, Indiana, with a population of about 579 and a median household income of $58,750.

Population
57918 per square mile
Median age
308.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,75016% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$175,117up 34.9% in five years
Median rent
$79322% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
9.9%25.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.8%1.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 47568 is

Plainville, 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

Population579
Median age30
Family households66.8%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.4%
White (non-Hispanic)84.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12.8%
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$58,750
Income per person$23,766
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k10.9%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k7.9%
$40–45k11.9%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k13.9%
$75–100k18.3%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k4.0%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more1.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed370
Mean adjusted gross income$61,184
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$100,900
Median gross rent$793
Owner-occupied66.8%
Vacant homes22.6%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house69.3%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home26.8%
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$175,117as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 105.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$175,117$83,168

$84,671 in 2012 to $175,117 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%
High school diploma or higher82.1%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone66.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.9%
Health

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

Obesity40.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 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 dentist58% 3.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed73
Annual payroll$2,084,000
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 84% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.7 out of 100
Community resilience30.5 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.

Drought97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.1Very 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$58,750$70,051$78,538
Income per person$23,766$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$100,900$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$793$1,020$1,348
Homeownership66.8%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.1%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5%5.9%13.9%
Median age303838.7
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 stationELNORA, IN US8.8 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 23°F3.41 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February45°F / 26.2°F2.8 in rain, 5.4 in snow
March57°F / 34.6°F3.85 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April68.7°F / 44.7°F5.49 in rain
May77.9°F / 55.4°F5.65 in rain
June85°F / 63.1°F5.63 in rain
July87.6°F / 65.7°F4.14 in rain
August86.6°F / 63.7°F3.42 in rain
September82°F / 56.3°F3.83 in rain
October70.5°F / 45.5°F3.62 in rain
November54.9°F / 35.4°F3.9 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December43.7°F / 27.8°F3.83 in rain, 4.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% 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%.

North Daviess Community Schools100% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47528 Edwardsport, IN8.7 km away
47596 Westphalia, IN8.9 km away
47578 Sandborn, IN9.5 km away
47529 Elnora, IN9.8 km away
47512 Bicknell, IN14.5 km away
47535 Freelandville, IN15.3 km away
47562 Odon, IN15.4 km away
47573 Ragsdale, IN16.2 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.

Daviess County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8062, -87.1522

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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