Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:27 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:03 am – 4:33 pm
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People4,346 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.61,880 householdsMedian household income $65,000Median home value $213,000Median rent $882 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,440 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 2,439 employedMain industries: manufacturing 31%, education and health care 21%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 18 minutes80% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days38 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Princeton 1 W station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsFort Branch Community Parkpark · 1.2 miHaubstadt Parkpark · 3.3 miGibson County Wetland Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.4 miLost Hill Wetland Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 356 acresHemmer Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 74 acresPatoka River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.1 mi · 9,851 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200823 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGibson County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured148 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Vanderburgh County, IN, 16 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFort Branch Water Departmentserves 4,020 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation455 ft139 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGibson General Hospital8.0 miPost officeFort Branch Post Office1.5 miTown hallFort Branch Town Hall1.1 miPoliceHaubstadt Police Department3.3 miFire stationFort Branch / Union Township Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolFort Branch Community School1.2 miElementaryHoly Cross School1.4 miCollegeOakland City University12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV15 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF99 miInterstateI-694.9 miUS highwayS US Hwy 411.0 miCoachEvansvilleMiller Transportation19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47648 ZIP area.
