ZIP Code 47879

47879 is one of Indiana's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shelburn, Sullivan County.

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

Where this code sits

47879 is part of the 478xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shelburn.

Shelburn Indiana ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 47879 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 47879

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 47879.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 47855	5.1 mi	Hymera, IN
ZIP code 47882	5.4 mi	Sullivan, IN
ZIP code 47852	7.4 mi	Graysville, IN
ZIP code 47849	8.3 mi	Fairbanks, IN
ZIP code 47866	8.5 mi	Pimento, IN
ZIP code 47850	8.5 mi	Farmersburg, IN
ZIP code 47869	8.7 mi	Prairie Creek, IN
ZIP code 47845	8.8 mi	Coalmont, 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 47879, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 47879. 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.