| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 812 / 930 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:09 PM |
| Population: | 20,963 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 18153 |
| CBSA: | Terre Haute, IN |
| Land Area: | 456 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.1168, -87.4144 |
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20,963 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 456 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,304 to 20,963 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.6% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 47849 (Fairbanks, $68,000 median) and poorest ZIP 47855 (Hymera, $47,102) are 13.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $90,500 in 47855 (Hymera) to $198,800 in 47861 (Merom).
Density varies 89× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 47849 (Fairbanks) to 1,443 in 47855 (Hymera).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.4% bachelor's+ in 47849 (Fairbanks) to 23.8% in 47861 (Merom) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Indiana, this is the #69 most populous of 92 counties and ranks #90 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,612 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,230 of 15,378 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47882 | Sullivan | Standard | 8,735 | $57,637 | 146.1 | 7.9% |
| 47838 | Carlisle | Standard | 4,089 | $61,875 | 106.6 | 8.0% |
| 47879 | Shelburn | Standard | 2,640 | $54,750 | 60.1 | -23.1% |
| 47850 | Farmersburg | Standard | 2,104 | $54,050 | 59.9 | -12.4% |
| 47848 | Dugger | Standard | 1,333 | $60,581 | 15.6 | -24.1% |
| 47855 | Hymera | PO Box | 937 | $47,102 | 0.6 | 94.0% |
| 47861 | Merom | Standard | 727 | $56,484 | 42.3 | 17.3% |
| 47849 | Fairbanks | Standard | 395 | $68,000 | 24.3 | 0.3% |
| 47865 | Paxton | PO Box | 3 | — | 0.0 | -99.1% |
| 47852 | Graysville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |