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47880 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47880 covers Shepardsville, Indiana.

Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 47880 is

Shepardsville, 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.

Health

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

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.5% 14.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85.5% 10.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 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 threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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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 60.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss55.2 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.

Landslide93.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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 US14.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47884 Universal, IN3.8 km away
47863 New Goshen, IN4.2 km away
47842 Clinton, IN6.5 km away
47874 Rosedale, IN9.9 km away
47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN10.8 km away
47805 Terre Haute, IN11 km away
47831 Blanford, IN11.2 km away
47804 Terre Haute, IN12.1 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 area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6006, -87.4196

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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