| City: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Names to Avoid: | Mead Johnson Co |
| County: | Vanderburgh County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 3:21:07 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 812 / 930 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 37.9744, -87.5555 |
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Mead Johnson Nutrition, a global leader in infant and child nutrition, operates under dedicated ZIP code 47721 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Founded in 1897 by Edward Mead Johnson (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson), the company moved its operations to Evansville in 1915 when World War I disrupted supplies of potato starch from Germany. The city's abundant corn supply and access to rail transportation made it an ideal new home for the growing company. Now owned by Reckitt, Mead Johnson produces iconic brands including Enfamil, which has been optimizing infant nutrition since 1959.
The Evansville facility near the Lamasco neighborhood serves as the company's U.S. headquarters and largest research and manufacturing center. Census County Business Patterns data reports 7 establishments and approximately 1,408 employees, making Mead Johnson a major employer in the region. Over 600 million servings of the company's products are consumed annually by infants worldwide, many produced at this Indiana location. Census demographic data is not available. Evansville is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 7 |
| Employment: | 1,408 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 47721 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 1,400 people with an annual payroll of $180,971,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,234Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $57,917,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $180,971,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,400Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 47721 is located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, within the Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21780) and Indiana's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 269,721 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 47721. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Evansville, INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21780Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 269,721Source: Census |
| MSA: | Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7255.39 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1822000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Evansville city; IndianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 47721 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.