ZIP 47879 · Curry Township, IN

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 47879: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Indiana governments, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 47879?
47879 is served by the State of Indiana, Sullivan County, Northeast Sullivan County School District, Curry Township, Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation, Hamilton Township and Fairbanks Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Indiana spent $57.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sullivan County spent $74.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Northeast Sullivan County School District spent $13.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Curry Township spent $579 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation spent $28.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Hamilton Township spent $179 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Fairbanks Township spent $88 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 47879?
Of the governments serving 47879, State of Indiana collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sullivan County collected $8.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation collected $7.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Northeast Sullivan County School District collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Curry Township collected $348 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Hamilton Township collected $252 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Fairbanks Township collected $120 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 47879.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Sullivan County, Curry Township, Hamilton Township and Fairbanks Township

Why not this year? Indiana governments with newer filings show figures from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 47879

State of Indiana$15.3 million

<0.1% of its $57.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Sullivan County$8.2 million

10% of its $78.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation$7.1 million

28% of its $25.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Northeast Sullivan County School District$3.7 million

30% of its $12.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Curry Township$348 thousand

55% of its $632 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Hamilton Township$252 thousand

100% of its $254 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Fairbanks Township$120 thousand

98% of its $122 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Sullivan County

$74.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 99% of this ZIP is in Sullivan County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)62%State tax money21%County taxes11%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Sullivan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Sullivan County breakdown

County taxes11%

Property tax
10%$8.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$808 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$739 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$48.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$46.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$751 thousand
  • Airport$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.1%$827 thousand

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$16.7 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$46 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$817 thousand
Sullivan County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals68%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Sullivan County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Sullivan County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
68%$51.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$48.8 million
  • Public health$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$16.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Airports$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$605 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$374 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$190 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sullivan County page →

Your towns

Curry Township

$579 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 28% of this ZIP is in Curry Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes59%Fines and other41%State tax money0.2%
Full Curry Township breakdown

Township taxes59%

Property tax
55%$348 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$25 thousand

State tax money0.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
41%$258 thousand
Curry Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Social services4.7%
Full Curry Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$324 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$228 thousand
Social services
4.7%$27 thousand
Curry Township page →

Hamilton Township

$179 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Hamilton Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%State tax money0.2%
Full Hamilton Township breakdown

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$252 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$721

State tax money0.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.2%$512
Hamilton Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs31%Social services18%
Full Hamilton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$56 thousand
Social services
18%$32 thousand
Hamilton Township page →

Fairbanks Township

$88 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Fairbanks Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other1.8%
Full Fairbanks Township breakdown

Township taxes98%

Property tax
98%$120 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2 thousand
Fairbanks Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs41%Social services2.8%
Full Fairbanks Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$36 thousand
Social services
2.8%$2 thousand
Fairbanks Township page →

Your schools

Northeast Sullivan County School District

$13.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 78% of this ZIP is in Northeast Sullivan County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes30%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Northeast Sullivan County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Northeast Sullivan County School District breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$3.7 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$30 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money67%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
67%$8.3 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$261 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$124 thousand
Northeast Sullivan County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Northeast Sullivan County School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Northeast Sullivan County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$12.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.7 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$607 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$607 thousand
Northeast Sullivan County School District page →

Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation

$28.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 21% of this ZIP is in Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation.

Where the money comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes28%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.7%

What stands out

65%

of Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Full Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$7.1 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$430 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$410 thousand
  • Other school charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money65%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
65%$16.7 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$563 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$768 thousand
Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.8%Interest on debt0.9%
Full Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$27.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$249 thousand
Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation page →

Your state

State of Indiana

$57.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes46%Federal tax money41%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)7.6%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.3%
Full Indiana breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Indiana's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes46%

Sales tax
19%$11.0 billion
Local income tax
14%$8.10 billion
Other taxes
11%$6.38 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 14 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.13 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.73 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$643 million
  • Amusement taxes$621 million
  • Tobacco taxes$340 million
  • Driver's licenses$293 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$273 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 million
  • Other licenses$57.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$26.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$20.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$15.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$12.6 million
  • Severance taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.7%$965 million
Property tax
<0.1%$15.3 million

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.40 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 9 more
  • College tuition$3.23 billion
  • University housing and dining$817 million
  • Other service charges$204 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$66.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$48.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$23.8 million
  • Housing$7.6 million
  • Other education charges$5.7 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Hospital bills$177 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money41%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$172 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.90 billion
Fines
<0.1%$56.0 million
Indiana page →

Where the money goes

Social services40%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges16%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Running the government and other costs4.2%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

40%

of Indiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.

Full Indiana breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
40%$23.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$22.9 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$90.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$29.0 million
  • Veterans' services$18.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$14.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$11.4 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.37 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.23 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$116 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$72.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$61.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$53.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$47.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$30.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$15.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$9.47 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$6.72 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.21 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.19 billion
  • Other education$358 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$3.17 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.97 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$166 million
  • Ports and harbors$29.5 million
  • Airports$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.42 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 million
  • Other government administration$97.5 million
  • Government buildings$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$2.00 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.06 billion
  • Police$508 million
  • Courts and legal services$284 million
  • Inspections and regulation$129 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$1.11 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$909 million
  • Hospitals$198 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$720 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$556 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$556 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$289 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$94.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82.4 million
  • Libraries$11.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
Indiana page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Sullivan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Northeast Sullivan County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Curry Township. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Southwest Sullivan County School Corporation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Hamilton Township. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Fairbanks Township. Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, Gateway, Annual Financial Report fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that an Indiana government filed with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the government's general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service and enterprise funds (utilities, airports and the like). Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds, payroll and clearing accounts, and money held for others (court and clerk accounts, property tax settlement, trusts) are not counted. The reports are self-reported and are not audited by the Department.

Cash basis. Indiana local governments report cash received and paid, so a year with a big construction project can show more spending than revenue.

Debt payments. Indiana's report lists the principal and interest paid on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

Employee benefits are not a separate line here: the report sorts spending by fund and by department, so salaries and benefits sit inside each service. Capital outlay is counted under the service it paid for. Pension contributions are shown separately when the government pays them through its own police or fire pension fund.

Federal and state money. The report combines federal and state grants in one line, so the split between federal and state money is an estimate: federal money is the federal awards the government lists in its grants schedule, and the rest is shown as state money. Shared state taxes, such as the state's cigarette, alcohol and highway distributions, are state money. The local income tax is a tax residents pay, so it is shown as a tax. School corporations file for the calendar year.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.