Avoca is a community in Lawrence County, Indiana, home to about 439 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47420, and parts of 47421 and 47462 are in Avoca too.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Bedford; part is in Avoca
Part is in Avoca, part in Owensburg and Harrodsburg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Avoca. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)57 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL210 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Avoca; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Avoca had 545 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2010.
It’s the 495th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Lawrence County grew from 25,729 residents in 1900 to 45,011 in 2020.
Lawrence County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 48.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, IN weather station (2 miles away).
12,033 jobs at 909 businesses in Lawrence County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bedford, Owensburg and Harrodsburg.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.