Prairie Creek, IN · standard

ZIP Code 47869

Vigo County, Indiana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.

Compiled by PlainZIP Editorial Team, ZIP Code Data Editors · July 8, 2026

137
512/sq mi

ZIP code 47869 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Indiana, home to just 137 residents across 0.3 square miles, a density of 512 people per square mile, in the Indiana/Indianapolis time zone.

Median household income is not on file for ZIP 47869, but per-capita income is -. The poverty rate stands at - and the unemployment rate at -. The typical home here is valued at -; renters pay a median of - monthly, and - of units are owner-occupied.

Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 4 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Vigo County, letting you compare 47869 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.

Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 47869, Prairie Creek, IN · 2023 Accessed 2026-07-08 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.