ZIP Code 47838

47838 is one of Indiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Carlisle, Sullivan County.

City: Carlisle
County: Sullivan County
State: Indiana
Prefix: 478xx

Where this code sits

47838 is part of the 478xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Carlisle.

Carlisle Indiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 47838 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 47838

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 47838.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 47865	3.3 mi	Paxton, IN
ZIP code 47561	8.3 mi	Oaktown, IN
ZIP code 47535	8.4 mi	Freelandville, IN
ZIP code 47852	8.5 mi	Graysville, IN
ZIP code 47848	8.6 mi	Dugger, IN
ZIP code 47882	8.9 mi	Sullivan, IN
ZIP code 47596	11 mi	Westphalia, IN
ZIP code 47578	11 mi	Sandborn, IN

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 47838, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 47838. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.