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47809 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47809 covers Terre Haute, Indiana, with a population of about 1,554.

Population
1,5549,936 per square mile
Median age
19.319.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 47809 is

Terre Haute, Indiana — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,554
Median age19.3
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.5%
White (non-Hispanic)74.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$4,827
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Works from home24.6%
Drives to work alone22.3%
Takes public transport6.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.6%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.4% 9.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure15.5% 18.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression35.9% 14 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis6.4% 18.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication24.1% 50.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening60.3% 25.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability31.1% 16.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist41.8% 19.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity34.7% 17.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol14.4% 21.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.1% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport22.7% 13.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness49% 14.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Poor mental health (14+ days)33% 16.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.4% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed182
Annual payroll$3,665,000
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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 93.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86.1 out of 100
Community resilience83.8 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 wind96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide44.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.8Very 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$70,051$78,538
Income per person$4,827$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%12.4%
Median home value$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home24.6%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age19.33838.7
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 stationTERRE HAUTE INDIANA STATE, IN US0.3 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 19.2°F2.48 in rain
February45°F / 22.8°F2.52 in rain
March55.7°F / 32.7°F3.41 in rain
April68.8°F / 43.6°F4.92 in rain
May78.2°F / 54.5°F4.75 in rain
June87°F / 62.9°F5.09 in rain
July90.4°F / 66.4°F4.27 in rain
August89.3°F / 64.4°F3.31 in rain
September83.5°F / 55.7°F3.29 in rain
October70.5°F / 43.2°F3.72 in rain
November56.4°F / 33°F3.74 in rain
December44.6°F / 24.8°F3.17 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Vigo County School Corporation100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability15.6 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47801 Terre Haute, IN0.5 km away
47807 Terre Haute, IN0.9 km away
47804 Terre Haute, IN2.9 km away
47808 Terre Haute, IN4.2 km away
47803 Terre Haute, IN4.9 km away
47885 West Terre Haute, IN5.8 km away
47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN6.5 km away
47802 Terre Haute, IN7.2 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.

Vigo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.16 sq mi
Population density9,936 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4710, -87.4111

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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