Local servicesHospitalUnion Hospital Clinton14.1 miPost officeRockville Post Office3.5 miTown hallRockville Town Hall3.4 miPoliceRockville Police Department3.3 miFire stationBellmore Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIndianapolis International Airport IND46 miInterstateI-7020 miUS highwayUS 361.0 miAmtrakCrawfordsville, IN CRF25 miCoachTerre Haute Greyhound StationGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47872 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min6:20 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min8:06 am – 5:27 pm
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People8,557 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.42,974 householdsMedian household income $70,781Median home value $161,500Median rent $695 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $897 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 3,124 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, education and health care 18%, retail 11%Average commute 31 minutes66% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, German or Dutch 5%, Spanish 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 17°F47 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month June13 in of snow a year, on about 7 days28 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockville station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLakeview Estates Lakelake · 2.4 miRaccoon Lake State Recreation Area Campgroundcampground · 4.7 miCecil M Harden Lakelake · 5.8 miGroundhog Fallswaterfall · 9.3 miTurkey Run State Park Campgroundcampground · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCecil M. Harden Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.4 mi · 4,153 acresRaccoon Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.4 mi · 197 acresRockville Lake Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 128 acresBeechwood Parkpark · 3.7 miTurkey Run State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 866 acresRocky Hollow-Falls Canyon Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 1,452 acresSource: 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 198437 mi away, near Middlebury, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 20219 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowParke County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025218 of 365 days measured146 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Vigo County, IN, 25 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRockville Light & Waterserves 4,195 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation676 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
