Local servicesHospitalGreene County General Hospital5.6 miPost officeLyons Post Office1.4 miTown hallSwitz City Town Hall4.8 miPoliceLyons Police Department1.4 miFire stationLyons Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleWhite River Valley Middle School1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIndianapolis International Airport IND67 miInterstateI-695.1 miUS highwayUS 2315.8 miAmtrakIndianapolis, IN IND74 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47443 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47443 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min6:23 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min8:03 am – 5:29 pm
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People1,336 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.7511 householdsMedian household income $60,795Median home value $85,900Median rent $850 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $607 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 534 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 22%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 24 minutes80% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 7%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F50 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May18 in of snow a year, on about 10 days37 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elnora station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksSimpson Hillpeak · 3.8 miBrewer Hillpeak · 4.6 miGoose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area Visitor Centervisitor center · 6.4 miIndian Pondlake · 4.7 miLong Pondlake · 6.3 miReservoir Number Twenty-ninereservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoose Pond Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 7,977 acresPhil Harris Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · 4.8 mi · 93 acresGreene County Fairgroundsrecreation area · 5.3 miCooksonstate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 79 acresShakamak Prairie Nature Preservestate park · 15.4 mi · 1,749 acresShakamak State Parkstate park · 16.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Jul 198417 mi away, near Middlebury, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 201223 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGreene County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 365 days measured102 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Greene County monitors, IN
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLyons Water Utilityserves 1,125 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation502 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
