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47868 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47868 covers Poland, Indiana, with a population of about 2,870 and a median household income of $49,789.

Population
2,87049 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,78929% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$200,357up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$9537% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
12.6%22.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
82%17 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 47868 is

Poland, 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

Population2,870
Median age46.3
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.3%
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$49,789
Income per person$30,383
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k7.6%
$25–30k11.9%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k11.1%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k2.8%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k3.8%
$200k or more1.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,200
Mean adjusted gross income$57,363
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,600
Median gross rent$953
Owner-occupied82%
Vacant homes18.1%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house64.6%
Attached house2.1%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home30.3%
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$200,357as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 139%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$200,357$74,693

$82,034 in 2009 to $200,357 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more49%
Health

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

Obesity43.4% 10 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.4% 4.1 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%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 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 screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 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 disability18% 4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed51
Annual payroll$3,331,000
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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 55.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.1 out of 100
Community resilience39.9 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 wind97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.2Very 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$49,789$70,051$78,538
Income per person$30,383$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$151,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$953$1,020$1,348
Homeownership82%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home10.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age46.33838.7
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 stationGREENCASTLE 1 W, IN US23.2 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 16.9°F3.18 in rain, 9.3 in snow
February39.2°F / 19.7°F2.63 in rain, 4.3 in snow
March50.3°F / 28.6°F3.5 in rain, 2.2 in snow
April62.2°F / 38.5°F4.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May72°F / 49.1°F4.91 in rain
June80.4°F / 58.2°F5.36 in rain
July83.2°F / 61.2°F4.72 in rain
August82.2°F / 59.4°F3.36 in rain
September76.9°F / 52°F3.67 in rain
October64.8°F / 40.8°F3.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November51°F / 30.2°F3.61 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December39.4°F / 22.2°F2.96 in rain, 5.2 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Spencer-Owen Community Schools41.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Cloverdale Community Schools39.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay Community Schools14.3% of this ZIP code's land area
South Putnam Community Schools4.6% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47833 Bowling Green, IN8.1 km away
46171 Reelsville, IN11.2 km away
47840 Centerpoint, IN12.8 km away
47853 Harmony, IN13.8 km away
47857 Knightsville, IN13.9 km away
47455 Patricksburg, IN14.4 km away
47834 Brazil, IN16.4 km away
46120 Cloverdale, IN16.4 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 County81.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay County14.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Putnam County4.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.04 sq mi
Water area1.65 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4462, -86.9631

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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