ZIP Code 47870

47870 is one of Indiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Prairieton, Vigo County.

City: Prairieton
County: Vigo County
State: Indiana
Prefix: 478xx

Where this code sits

47870 is part of the 478xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Prairieton.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 47870 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 47870

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 47870.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 47802	4.7 mi	Terre Haute, IN
ZIP code 47808	5.6 mi	Terre Haute, IN
ZIP code 47869	6.7 mi	Prairie Creek, IN
ZIP code 47850	7.2 mi	Farmersburg, IN
ZIP code 47801	7.4 mi	Terre Haute, IN
ZIP code 47809	7.7 mi	Terre Haute, IN
ZIP code 47807	8.0 mi	Terre Haute, IN
ZIP code 62423	8.0 mi	Dennison, IL

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 47870, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 47870. 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.