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47006

ZIP 47006 is Batesville, Indiana, mostly in Ripley County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Ripley +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
12,988
Coordinates
39.2859, -85.2127
☼ Live from 47006 — Batesville, IN

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Where 47006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47006
  • 🔢 Type 47006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,006 = 2 × 19 × 1237. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47003 (West College Corner, IN, 28 mi away) and 47010 (Bath, IN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47006 becomes 60074 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palatine, IL, 246 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00647 in Ensenada, PR, 1,835 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯712 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47006 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 94.79°E — 1,284 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 106.1 square miles of land, 47006 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,988This ZIP12,988
Households5,048This ZIP5,048
Housing units5,179This ZIP5,179
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,559This ZIP$72,559Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$253,500This ZIP$253,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density122.4 / sq miThis ZIP122.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments415This ZIP415
Employees9,085This ZIP9,085
Annual payroll$502,114,000This ZIP$502,114,000
Tax returns filed6,270This ZIP6,270
Total adjusted gross income$568,224,000This ZIP$568,224,000

Land area

Land area106.14 sq miThis ZIP106.14 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Counties 47006 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ripley County 53.9%
Franklin County 45.4%
Decatur County 0.7%

Other place names in 47006

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ZIP codes near 47006

ZIPCityDistance
47033 Morris, IN 2.0 mi
47263 New Point, IN 6.4 mi
47036 Oldenburg, IN 7.0 mi
47041 Sunman, IN 7.8 mi
47034 Napoleon, IN 8.3 mi
47037 Osgood, IN 10.1 mi
47030 Metamora, IN 10.5 mi
47031 Milan, IN 11.3 mi
47039 Pierceville, IN 12.3 mi
47225 Clarksburg, IN 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47006?

47006 is in Batesville, Indiana, in Ripley County. Its published point location is 39.2859, -85.2127.

What county is 47006 in?

47006 spans 3 counties: Ripley County, Franklin County and Decatur County. Most of it falls in Ripley County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 47006?

Batesville uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47006 in?

47006 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47006?

About 12,988 people live in ZIP code 47006, in 5,048 households, at 122.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 47006?

$72,559 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47006?

The closest are 47033 (2 mi), 47263 (6.4 mi), 47036 (7 mi), 47041 (7.8 mi) and 47034 (8.3 mi).

Is 47006 a PO Box ZIP code?

47006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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