Shepardsville, IN
Vigo County · Indiana · United States
Home to 14 people across 0.024 square miles.
At a glance
47880 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 47880 is
| Coordinates | 39.599748, -87.418844 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Indiana/Indianapolis |
| County | Vigo County |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| Land area | 0.024 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Chicago, IL | 157.8 mi |
|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 437.7 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | 650.6 mi |
| Dallas, TX | 703.3 mi |
People
Who lives in 47880
14 residents in 10 households, averaging 1.4 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 100.0% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 10 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 1.4 |
| Family households | 100.0% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | None years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 47880
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | — |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 100.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 71.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 47880
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 10 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 10 occupied units
| Owner households | 10 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 47880 commutes
71.4% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 17.9 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 17.9 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 47880
ZIP code 47880 is assigned to Shepardsville, IN, and falls within Vigo County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 14 people live inside it.
At 583 residents per square mile spread over 0.024 square miles, 47880 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Shepardsville looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews not published, with a median age of None against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.4 people, and 0.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.
Getting to work takes 17.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 71.4% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Shepardsville, IN
Shepardsville is a smaller community, so options inside 47880 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Chicago, IL is about 157.8 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 47880 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 47880 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 47880 offers a compact profile of Shepardsville: 14 residents, 71.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 47880 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Shepardsville may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 47880
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47880. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Land and water areas are taken from the Census Gazetteer Files, updated annually alongside the Bureau's geographic products.