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47884 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47884 covers Universal, Indiana, with a population of about 207 and a median household income of $64,375.

Population
207601 per square mile
Median household income
$64,3758% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
14.5%2.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$81,985up 10.4% in five years
Degree or higher
11.2%23.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
94%29 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 47884 is

Universal, 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

Population207
Family households76.2%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans7.5%
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$64,375
Income per person$25,350
Poverty rate14.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k6.0%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k9.5%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k7.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k10.7%
$60–75k14.3%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k20.2%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied94%
Vacant homes11.6%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house94.7%
Mobile home5.3%
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$81,985as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$82,866$41,318

$41,318 in 2015 to $81,985 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%
High school diploma or higher93.6%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone86.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed30
Annual payroll$887,000
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 27.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss29.8 out of 100
Community resilience65.1 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.

Landslide88.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.7Relatively 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$64,375$70,051$78,538
Income per person$25,350$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate14.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership94%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age3838.7
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 US17.3 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 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%.

South Vermillion Community 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47880 Shepardsville, IN3.8 km away
47863 New Goshen, IN4.7 km away
47842 Clinton, IN5 km away
47831 Blanford, IN7.4 km away
61955 Vermilion, IL12.4 km away
47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN12.4 km away
47874 Rosedale, IN12.5 km away
47885 West Terre Haute, IN13.8 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.

Vermillion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.34 sq mi
Population density601 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6221, -87.4548

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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