Prairie Creek, IN · standard
ZIP Code 47869
Vigo County, Indiana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 137
- 512/sq mi High-density area
National ZIP placement
Prairie Creek has 137 residents, placing it among the least populous of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 512 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 47869 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
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 ACS does not publish both hardship measures for this ZIP, so the income figures above should be read without inferring a full local economic picture. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
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 -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Vigo County, so 47869 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
137
Population
0.3
Area (sq mi)
512
People / sq mi
Indiana/Indianapolis
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 47869?
-
Median Age
-
Male
-
Female
-
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
0
Total Housing Units
0
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 47869 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 47802
Terre Haute (47802)
34,532 residents
- 47879 3,302
Shelburn (47879)
3,302 residents
- 47850 2,456
Farmersburg (47850)
2,456 residents
- 47849 496
Fairbanks (47849)
496 residents
- 47869 137
Prairie Creek (47869)
137 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 47869 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 47869 in?
ZIP code 47869 (Prairie Creek) is located in Vigo County, Indiana. Vigo County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/vigo-in.
What is the population of ZIP code 47869?
ZIP code 47869 in Prairie Creek, IN has a population of 137 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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