Prairie Creek, Indiana, 2016
Prairie Creek’s story
204 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 2 maps from 1940 on.
- 1822Prairie Creek is settled
Prairie CreekIN
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
Is Prairie Creek a good place to live?
84% of residents live below the poverty line in Prairie Creek, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Prairie Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Prairie Creek stand out
Where Prairie Creek beats most towns.
Small town
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Prairie Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie Creek, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereVigo County Circuit Court ClerkVigo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code4786947869 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Prairie Creek.
Work & commute
Most of Prairie Creek’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Terre Haute (34%), Honey Creek Township (10%) and Indianapolis (10%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Prairie Creek for work; the rest commute out. Half commute less than 14 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Prairie Creek1%
Terre Haute34%
Honey Creek Township10%
Indianapolis10%
Linton Township7%
14 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Prairie Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Prairie Creek: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 87°.
15″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–40°
Spring43–65°
Summer64–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: low risk in Prairie Creek, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 65% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Prairie Creek is lower. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 16%.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 14 attractions →CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie Creek. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
13 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace
14 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
35 mi MuseumMansfield Roller Mill
13 mi MuseumPaul Dresser Birthplace14 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum35 mi MuseumMansfield Roller MillSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Prairie Creek
14pages on Prairie Creek
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Creek
About 0 of every 100 Prairie Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Prairie Creek for work
Where Prairie Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2jobs based in Prairie Creek
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Prairie Creek
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Prairie Creek (also Middletown) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Although Prairie Creek is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47869. The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 528 ft
- ZIP code
- 47869
Questions about Prairie Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairie Creek, IN a good place to live?
Prairie Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.