Bright is a community in Dearborn County, Indiana, home to about 5,540 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47060, and parts of 47025 are in Bright too.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Bright; also St. Leon and West Harrison
Part is in Bright, part in Hidden Valley and Lawrenceburg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bright. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cincinnati, OH20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL234 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bright; 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.
Bright had 5,814 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 121st largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Dearborn County grew from 22,194 residents in 1900 to 50,679 in 2020.
Dearborn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cincinnati-Fernbank, OH weather station (12 miles away).
12,570 jobs at 988 businesses in Dearborn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bright.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dearborn Elementary SchoolWest Harrison | Pre-K–5 | 793 | Public | 5.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Hidden Valley, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, St. Leon, West Harrison and New Trenton.
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.