Town guide

Birdseye, Indiana

Birdseye is a town in Dubois County, Indiana, home to about 263 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 47513.

Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population263411 per sq mi
Median home value$103,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$115Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Birdseye

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Birdseye

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)54 miles away
Closer regional airportOwensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Louisville/Jefferson County, KY58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL250 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Birdseye; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Birdseye

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Birdseye had 417 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 558th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.

Dubois County grew from 20,357 residents in 1900 to 43,637 in 2020.

Birdseye population by census2000: 465, 2010: 416, 2020: 417465200041620104172020

Dubois County, 1900–2020

Dubois County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,357, 1910: 19,843, 1920: 19,915, 1930: 20,553, 1940: 22,579, 1950: 23,785, 1960: 27,463, 1970: 30,934, 1980: 34,238, 1990: 36,616, 2000: 39,674, 2010: 41,889, 2020: 43,63720K’00’1020K’20’3023K’40’5027K’60’7034K’80’9040K’00’1044K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BirdseyeJan: high 43°F, low 26°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 37°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 46°F, 4.8 in; May: high 77°F, low 55°F, 5.4 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 67°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 65°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 58°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 47°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 37°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 30°F, 4 in43°26°Jan3.548°29°Feb3.558°37°Mar4.869°46°Apr4.877°55°May5.484°63°Jun4.887°67°Jul4.587°65°Aug2.982°58°Sep3.671°47°Oct3.658°37°Nov4.247°30°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saint Meinrad, IN weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Dubois County

28,700 jobs at 1,313 businesses in Dubois County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dubois CountyManufacturing: 10,263 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,305 jobs; Retail trade: 2,721 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,176 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,128 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,626 jobs; Company headquarters: 1,554 jobs; Construction: 1,004 jobsManufacturing 36% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 10% Wholesale trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Company headquarters 5% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Birdseye.

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Hospital and Health Care CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jasper14.1 miles
  • Indiana University Health Paoli HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Paoli22.3 miles
  • Perry County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Tell City22.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Birdseye

Libraries

  • Birdseye Branch Library1.3 mi

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.

Schools in Birdseye

Public schools here are run by Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolBirdseyePre-K–4235Public3.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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