ZIP code · Shelburn · Indiana · United States
ZIP code 47879 — Shelburn
ZIP code 47879 serves Shelburn, Indiana.
- Postal code
- 47879Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Shelburn
- County
- Sullivan FIPS 18153
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1784, -87.3936 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,120 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 50 / sq mi
- Land area
- 61.8 sq mi (160.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $50,000
- Per-capita income
- $28,867
- Median age
- 41.7
- Households
- 1,380
- Housing units
- 1,504
- Median home value
- $93,600
- Median gross rent
- $734 / month
- Congressional district
- IN-8 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 47879
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 38 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Avg low °F | 21 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FARMERSBURG TV-2 (4.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 47879
- 1 playgrounds
- 3 places of worship
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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