ZIP code 47579: Santa Claus, IN

ZIP code 47579 is in Santa Claus (95% of residents), in Spencer County, Indiana. 5.3% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Indiana's 8th congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 48; its state house district is State House District 74.

2,715residents (2020 Census)

11.5 sq miland area

1cities and towns

1congressional district

6voting precincts

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City and county

City or town	Share of ZIP residents
Santa Claus	95%

County	Share of ZIP residents
Spencer County	100%

Town or county subdivision	Share of ZIP residents
Clay township	82%
Carter township	14%
Harrison township	3.1%

Congressional district

Congressional district	Share of ZIP residents
Indiana's 8th congressional district (IN-08)	100%

Elected officials

Office	Member	Contact	Share of residents
U.S. Representative (IN-08)	Mark B. Messmer (R)	202-225-4636	100%
U.S. Senator	Jim Banks (R)	202-224-4814	statewide
U.S. Senator	Todd Young (R)	202-224-5623 · contact form	statewide
State Senator (State Senate District 48)	Daryl Schmitt (R)		100%
State Representative (State House District 74)	Steve Bartels (R)		100%

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

Santa Claus website: http://www.townofsantaclaus.com/
Santa Claus laws: search for the Santa Claus, Indiana code of ordinances
Spencer County website: http://spencercounty.in.gov/
Spencer County laws: search for the Spencer County, Indiana code of ordinances

State legislative districts

State senate district	Share of ZIP residents
State Senate District 48	100%

State house district	Share of ZIP residents
State House District 74	100%

Voting precincts

6 voting precincts overlap ZIP 47579. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 47579 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.