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Shelburn, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelburn, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,302. 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 SHELBURN-IN · Shelburn, IN 1 ZIPs · 3,302 pop · #20077/25278 · Sullivan County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,750
  • RANK-LOWER #20077/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Farmersburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,302
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $93,500

Nearest income peer: Farmersburg, IN ( $700 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 Shelburn

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelburn 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, Shelburn, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,302
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,750
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,750 average) · poverty 15.5%. The primary code (47879) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelburn as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Harmony is the closest lower-income city and Logansport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelburn.

Population concentration

Shelburn reads through its lone ZIP, 47879

3,302 ACS residents, one ZIP: 47879 is not the leading code inside Shelburn, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shelburn

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 154 employees , annual payroll $5,964k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47879 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (5) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Shelburn, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Sullivan County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelburn. See the Sullivan County roll-up →

Shelburn sits in the lower half of Sullivan County on income: Sullivan, Carlisle and Dugger report more, and only Hymera reports less. Fairbanks marks the far end of that range at $68,000, 24% above Shelburn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47879 3,302 $54,750 27 22
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Shelburn 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 Shelburn, .