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47020

ZIP 47020 is Florence, Indiana, in Switzerland County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vevay
County
Switzerland
Metro area
none
Population
1,177
Coordinates
38.8176, -84.9236
☼ Live from 47020 — Florence, IN

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Where 47020 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47020
  • 🔢 Type 47020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2351. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47019 (East Enterprise, IN, 5 mi away) and 47021 (Friendship, IN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47020 becomes 02074, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯733 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47020 and you would come out at 38.82°S, 95.08°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 18.9 square miles of land, 47020 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,177This ZIP1,177
Households432This ZIP432
Housing units512This ZIP512
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,875This ZIP$71,875Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$161,700This ZIP$161,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.0%This ZIP4.0%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density62.4 / sq miThis ZIP62.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees711This ZIP711
Annual payroll$25,132,000This ZIP$25,132,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$25,582,000This ZIP$25,582,000

Land area

Land area18.85 sq miThis ZIP18.85 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 47020

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ZIP codes near 47020

ZIPCityDistance
47038 Patriot, IN 4.6 mi
47019 East Enterprise, IN 5.2 mi
47040 Rising Sun, IN 7.7 mi
47011 Bennington, IN 8.3 mi
41045 Ghent, KY 8.5 mi
41086 Sparta, KY 8.8 mi
47043 Vevay, IN 9.8 mi
41095 Warsaw, KY 10.0 mi
41046 Glencoe, KY 10.0 mi
41083 Sanders, KY 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47020?

47020 is in Florence, Indiana, in Switzerland County. Its published point location is 38.8176, -84.9236.

What county is 47020 in?

47020 lies in Switzerland County.

What area code is 47020?

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

What time zone is 47020 in?

47020 uses America/Indiana/Vevay.

How many people live in 47020?

About 1,177 people live in ZIP code 47020, in 432 households, at 62.4 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 47020?

$71,875 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47020?

The closest are 47038 (4.6 mi), 47019 (5.2 mi), 47040 (7.7 mi), 47011 (8.3 mi) and 41045 (8.5 mi).

Is 47020 a PO Box ZIP code?

47020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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