ZIP code · Lafayette · Indiana · United States
ZIP code 47901 — Lafayette
ZIP code 47901 serves Lafayette, Indiana.
- Postal code
- 47901Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lafayette
- County
- Tippecanoe FIPS 18157
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4177, -86.8884 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,342 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 7,255 / sq mi
- Land area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $46,425
- Per-capita income
- $41,626
- Median age
- 30.1
- Households
- 2,668
- Housing units
- 2,875
- Median home value
- $257,400
- Median gross rent
- $954 / month
- Congressional district
- IN-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 765Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
Tools: compare 47901 with another ZIP · ZIPs within 25 miles · distance from 47901
Map of ZIP code 47901
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 18°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 33 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 18 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AP (2.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 47901
- 2 schools
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 15 restaurants & cafés
- 7 bars & pubs
- 6 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 8 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page