Coal City, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Coal City, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,093. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COAL-CITY-IN · Coal City, IN 1 ZIPs · 1,093 pop · #11142/25278 · Owen County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $74,920
  • RANK-MID #11142/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Spencer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,093
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,600

Nearest income peer: Spencer, IN ( $6,473 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 Coal City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Coal City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Coal City, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,093
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,920
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 47427 (1,093 residents). Household income $74,920 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Indiana, Griffith is the closest lower-income city and Fremont the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Coal City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 47427, is all of Coal City

There is no split to weigh here: 47427 holds every one of Coal City's 1,093 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 Coal City

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 34 employees , annual payroll $1,349k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47427 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Coal City, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Owen County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Coal City. See the Owen County roll-up →

No other city sharing Owen County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Coal City. Spencer, Poland and Freedom sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Poland marks the far end of that range at $51,409, 31% below Coal City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47427 1,093 $74,920 9 8

Coal City 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 Coal City, .