Local servicesHospitalSullivan County Community Hospital11.4 miPost officeCarlisle Post Office1.0 miTown hallSullivan City Hall9.4 miPoliceSullivan County Sheriff's Office9.3 miFire stationCarlisle - Haddon Township Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCarlisle Elementary and Middle School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV64 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND78 miInterstateI-6918 miUS highwayUS 411.5 miAmtrakEffingham, IL EFG63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47838 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47838 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min6:24 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min8:04 am – 5:30 pm
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People3,952 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.2808 householdsMedian household income $65,000Median home value $121,100Median rent $772 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $819 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate28% of adults are in the labour force, 931 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, retail 15%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 23 minutes90% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, other languages 2%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month May15 in of snow a year, on about 11 days24 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Freelandville station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksMotorboat Lakelake · 6.5 miTwin Lakelake · 6.6 miReservoir Number Twenty-ninereservoir · 8.0 miReservoir Number Twenty-sixreservoir · 8.4 miGoose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYocum Woodsstate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 61 acresMinnehana Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 12,889 acresSullivan City Parkpark · 8.5 miGoose Pond Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 7,977 acresSullivan County Park And Lakepark · 9.2 mi · 1,226 acresShakamak State Parkstate park · 15.3 miSource: 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 200845 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSullivan County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025314 of 344 days measured30 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Knox County, IN, 19 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCarlisle Water Departmentserves 1,152 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation493 ft150 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
