Residential delivery area · Indiana

ZIP Code 47929: Chalmers, IN

ZIP code 47929 uses the postal name Chalmers, Indiana and lies entirely in White County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 760 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $73,036 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Chalmers; more than 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio
479sectional center: Indianapolis, IN (SCF 460)
29delivery area within it
Town
Chalmers · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Chalmers
Micro area
Monticello, IN
House district
IN-4 119th Congress
State
Indiana
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
43.4 sq mi · 17 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 47929?

47929 centers on 40.670°, -86.913° and covers 43.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 47923, 47980, 47995, 47960.

47923 · Brookston47960 · Monticello47980 · Reynolds47995 · Wolcott47929 · Chalmers (this ZIP)479294796047995479234798047923 · Brookston47960 · Monticello47980 · Reynolds47995 · Wolcott47929 · Chalmers (this ZIP)479294796047995479234798047923 · Brookston47960 · Monticello47980 · Reynolds47995 · Wolcott47929 · Chalmers (this ZIP)4792947960479954792347980
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 47929 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 47929, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 47929 compare with the rest of White County?

Rank of 47929 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure47929In White CountyIn IN
People (ACS 2020-2024)75814th of 16626th of 807
Median household income$73knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$180knot rankednot ranked

47929's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (758). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 24% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 47929?

The 2020 Census counted 805 people in 47929; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 758. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 4.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
758±135 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
805+4.0% since 2010 (774)
Households
343
Median age
45.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 47929?

Of the 758 people the ACS estimates in 47929, 20.3% are under 18 and 19.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.1%).

  • Under 1820.3%
  • 18 to 6459.8%
  • 65 and older19.9%
Age of the people of 47929 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic88.1%
  • Other or two or more5.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 47929 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 47929 earn?

Median household income is $73,036 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($79,850 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$73,036±$10,268
Income per person
$36,084
Below the poverty line
7.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
27.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$67,790410 returns; wages 68% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 47929?

FHFA's house price index for 47929, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 86% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 52% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$180,200
Median gross rent
$683
Homes owned by their occupants
76.7%
Housing units
349
0 50 100 150 200 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 2002201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 2002201020202025
Index = 100 in 2002, the first year FHFA reports for 47929; 2025: 222.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 47929?

22 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 7 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction7
  • Transportation and warehousing4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 47929?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 47929, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
47923Brookston3,700$80k4.4 mi
47980Reynolds1,244$61k5.7 mi
47995Wolcott1,860$80k8.8 mi
47960Monticello14,825$66k11.7 mi
47920Battle Ground2,329$90k9.9 mi (near)
47997Yeoman235$50k9.9 mi (near)
47959Monon2,679$49k13.3 mi (near)
47906West Lafayette75,198$53k13.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.