Prairie Creek is an unincorporated community in southeastern Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its elevation is 528 feet, and it is located at 39°16′30″N 87°29′50″W. Because the community has had multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Prairie Creek" in 1959. 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.