ZIP Code 47849

47849 is one of Indiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fairbanks, Sullivan County.

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

Where this code sits

47849 is part of the 478xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fairbanks.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 47849 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 47849

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 47849.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 47850	5.9 mi	Farmersburg, IN
ZIP code 47869	6.4 mi	Prairie Creek, IN
ZIP code 62477	6.6 mi	West Union, IL
ZIP code 47879	8.3 mi	Shelburn, IN
ZIP code 62433	8.7 mi	Hutsonville, IL
ZIP code 62478	8.9 mi	West York, IL
ZIP code 47852	9.2 mi	Graysville, IN
ZIP code 47861	9.3 mi	Merom, 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 47849, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 47849. 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.