Residential delivery area · Indiana

ZIP Code 47948: Goodland, IN

ZIP code 47948 uses the postal name Goodland, Indiana and lies mostly in Newton County (54% of its land), reaching into Jasper County and Benton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $59,293 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in Goodland; 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)
48delivery area within it
Town
Goodland · its only residential ZIP
County
Newton County (54%); Jasper County (28%); Benton County (18%)
Census places
Goodland
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
House district
IN-4 119th Congress
State
Indiana
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
58.4 sq mi · 17 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 47948?

47948 centers on 40.776°, -87.287° and covers 58.4 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 47977, 47922, 47951, 47944.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 47948 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 47948, 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 47948 compare with the rest of Newton County?

Rank of 47948 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)
Measure47948In Newton CountyIn IN
People (ACS 2020-2024)9987th of 12591st of 807
Median household income$59knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$106knot rankednot ranked

47948's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (998). 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 47948?

The 2020 Census counted 1,279 people in 47948; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 998. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 5.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
998±220 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,279−5.9% since 2010 (1,359)
Households
461
Median age
50.7

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 47948?

Of the 998 people the ACS estimates in 47948, 14.4% are under 18 and 20.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.8%).

  • Under 1814.4%
  • 18 to 6465.3%
  • 65 and older20.2%
Age of the people of 47948 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic89.8%
  • Other or two or more7.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 47948 (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 47948 earn?

Median household income is $59,293 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($63,778 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$59,293±$10,342
Income per person
$37,773
Below the poverty line
11.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
14.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$57,462580 returns; wages 69% 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 47948?

FHFA's house price index for 47948, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 67% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$106,400
Median gross rent
$629
Homes owned by their occupants
82.6%
Housing units
538
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Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 47948; 2025: 261.9. 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 47948?

22 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018; the most are in manufacturing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Manufacturing5
  • Transportation and warehousing3

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 47948?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 47948, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
47977Remington2,616$80k6.9 mi
47922Brook1,315$61k7.7 mi
47951Kentland2,279$66k8.3 mi
47944Fowler3,376$55k11.5 mi
47942Earl Park767$84k10.3 mi (near)
47964Mount Ayr90$49k12.2 mi (near)
47995Wolcott1,860$80k13.5 mi (near)
47963Morocco2,306$75k15.5 mi (near)

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