Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min6:19 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min8:07 am – 5:26 pm
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People1,555 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.1562 householdsMedian household income $76,429Median home value $118,800Median rent $883 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $675 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 735 employedMain industries: manufacturing 23%, education and health care 22%, retail 10%Average commute 30 minutes81% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%, German or Dutch 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June23 in of snow a year, on about 19 days16 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Attica 2e station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksSugar Mill Lakelake · 3.3 miNorth Hemlock Lakelake · 5.4 miHemlock Lakesreservoir · 5.3 miTruax Hillpeak · 6.2 miShades State Park Campgroundcampground · 8.8 miShades State Park Youth Tent Campgroundcampground · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShades State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 1,815 acresPedestal Rock Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 1,183 acresSpring Creek Seeps Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 59 acresSugar Creek Weststate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 89 acresPine Hills Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 588 acresCrawfordsville Country Clubnature preserve · 9.2 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202118 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202118 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFountain County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025244 of 347 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tippecanoe County, IN, 26 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHillsboro Water Utilityserves 540 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation747 ft228 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranciscan Health Crawfordsville Hospital12.3 miPost officeHillsboro Post Office3.4 miTown hallHillsboro Town Hall3.4 miPoliceVeedersburg Police Department7.5 miFire stationHillsboro Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF27 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND51 miInterstateI-744.1 miUS highwayE US Hwy 1363.0 miAmtrakCrawfordsville, IN CRF13 miCoachDanvilleJefferson Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47949 ZIP area.
