Postal Codes

47957 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 47957 covers Medaryville, Indiana, with a population of about 2,067 and a median household income of $58,412.

Population
2,06734 per square mile
Median age
33.55.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,41217% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$183,278up 53.5% in five years
Median rent
$75326% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
5.9%29.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.5%11.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 47957 is

Medaryville, 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

Population2,067
Median age33.5
Family households67.7%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans8.2%
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$58,412
Income per person$21,508
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k6.6%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k7.8%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k20.7%
$60–75k14.1%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k4.3%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k2.2%
$200k or more1.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$52,156
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$131,700
Median gross rent$753
Rent as a share of household income33.9%
Owner-occupied76.5%
Vacant homes22.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house81%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home16.3%
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$183,278as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 53.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 140.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$183,278$68,253

$75,830 in 2009 to $183,278 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%
High school diploma or higher79.3%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.1% 8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.1% 8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.6% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19% 6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
Advertisement
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed141
Annual payroll$3,470,000
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 42.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.3 out of 100
Community resilience63.1 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.

Cold wave90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.7Relatively Moderate 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$58,412$70,051$78,538
Income per person$21,508$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$131,700$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$753$1,020$1,348
Homeownership76.5%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home0.8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age33.53838.7
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 stationFRANCESVILLE, IN US11.7 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 15.5°F2.33 in rain, 8.9 in snow
February36°F / 18.4°F1.96 in rain, 7.4 in snow
March47.3°F / 27.7°F2.5 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April60.3°F / 38°F3.68 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.5°F / 49.7°F3.91 in rain
June80.2°F / 59.3°F4.33 in rain
July83°F / 62.2°F4.9 in rain
August81.4°F / 60.3°F4.17 in rain
September76.6°F / 52.5°F3.17 in rain
October63.8°F / 41.2°F3.14 in rain
November48.9°F / 30.7°F2.62 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December36.7°F / 21.5°F2.16 in rain, 5.4 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Central School Corporation92.1% of this ZIP code's land area
North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation7.1% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47946 Francesville, IN13.4 km away
46374 San Pierre, IN13.5 km away
46380 Tefft, IN13.8 km away
46366 North Judson, IN16.5 km away
46392 Wheatfield, IN18.6 km away
46996 Winamac, IN21.3 km away
47978 Rensselaer, IN21.5 km away
46348 La Crosse, IN25.2 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.

Pulaski County86.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Jasper County13.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area60.19 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0897, -86.8808

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.

Advertisement