Carbon, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carbon, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,231. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CARBON-IN · Carbon, IN 1 ZIPs · 1,231 pop · #10187/25278 · Clay County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $77,500
- RANK-MID #10187/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cory
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 98% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,231
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $201,500
Nearest income peer: Cory, IN ( $272 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Carbon
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Carbon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lewis · lowest
Lewis · lowest
$49,473 median HH income
- Knightsville · near
Knightsville · near
$60,417 median HH income
- Brazil · near
Brazil · near
$68,578 median HH income
- Clay City · near
Clay City · near
$71,346 median HH income
- Cory · near
Cory · near
$77,228 median HH income
- Carbon · this city
Carbon · this city
$77,500 median HH income
- Centerpoint · highest
Centerpoint · highest
$102,991 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Carbon, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 40%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,231
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $77,500
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 47837 (1,231 residents). Household income $77,500 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Indiana, Ligonier is the closest lower-income city and Huntingburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carbon.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 47837, is all of Carbon
There is no split to weigh here: 47837 holds every one of Carbon's 1,231 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Carbon
Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 59 employees , annual payroll $3,057k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47837 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .
ZIP Codes in Carbon, IN
These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carbon. See the Clay County roll-up →
Carbon sits in the upper half of Clay County on income: Brazil, Clay City and Lewis report less, while Centerpoint reports more. Lewis marks the far end of that range at $49,473, 36% below Carbon.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47837 | 1,231 | $77,500 | 8 | 16 |
Carbon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Carbon, .