| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:23 PM |
| Population: | 18,832 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 18045 |
| Land Area: | 508 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.1283, -87.2263 |
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18,832 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 508 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,918 to 18,832 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 47958 (Mellott, $86,000 median) and poorest ZIP 47952 (Kingman, $53,409) are 18.2 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $99,000 in 47969 (Newtown) to $182,400 in 47932 (Covington).
Density varies 31× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 47952 (Kingman) to 725 in 47958 (Mellott).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.6% bachelor's+ in 47958 (Mellott) to 23.0% in 47932 (Covington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Indiana, this is the #73 most populous of 92 counties and ranks #64 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,424 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,036 of 13,393 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Fountain County lost 5.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47918 | Attica | Standard | 5,657 | $70,317 | 134.2 | -3.7% |
| 47932 | Covington | Standard | 5,035 | $59,811 | 113.7 | -6.4% |
| 47987 | Veedersburg | Standard | 3,652 | $63,333 | 110.2 | -5.6% |
| 47952 | Kingman | Standard | 2,538 | $53,409 | 109.6 | -9.6% |
| 47949 | Hillsboro | Standard | 1,555 | $76,429 | 40.2 | -2.8% |
| 47969 | Newtown | PO Box | 200 | $59,167 | 0.4 | 13.0% |
| 47958 | Mellott | PO Box | 195 | $86,000 | 0.3 | -7.1% |
| 47988 | Wallace | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |