Local servicesHospitalIndiana University Health Bedford Hospital13.4 miPost officeHuron Post Officeunder a mileTown hallShoals Town Hall7.0 miPoliceMartin County Sheriff's Office7.1 miFire stationHuron Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF63 miInterstateI-6918 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileCoachOrleansMiller Transportation13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47437 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47437 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min6:22 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min8:01 am – 5:28 pm
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People16 residentsin the ZIP code area8 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days28 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shoals 8 S station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsTank Spring Nature Preservestate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 63 acresHenshaw Bend Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 83 acresHoosier National Forestnational forest · 5.5 mi · 204,315 acresGory Hole Cave Purchase Unitnational forest · 6.1 miWilliams Dam Public Fishing Areastate recreation area · 6.1 miJug Rock Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Jul 198441 mi away, near Middlebury, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 201243 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLawrence County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025253 of 363 days measured110 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dubois County, IN, 26 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBedford City Utilitiesserves 14,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202122 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation692 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
