Shelburn is a town in Sullivan County, Indiana, home to about 1,264 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 47879.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shelburn. 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)69 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL184 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shelburn; 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.
Shelburn had 1,107 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 298th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Sullivan County grew from 26,005 residents in 1900 to 20,817 in 2020.
Sullivan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmersburg Tv-2, IN weather station (4 miles away).
4,125 jobs at 325 businesses in Sullivan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shelburn.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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.
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