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47024

ZIP 47024 is Laurel, Indiana, mostly in Franklin County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Franklin +1 more
Population
2,901
Coordinates
39.4769, -85.1990
☼ Live from 47024 — Laurel, IN

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Where 47024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47024
  • 🔢 Type 47024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2939. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47023 (Holton, IN, 30 mi away) and 47025 (Lawrenceburg, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47024 becomes 42074, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04742 in Fort Fairfield, ME, 1,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% 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 47024 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 94.80°E — 1,287 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 65.6 square miles of land, 47024 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,901This ZIP2,901
Households1,044This ZIP1,044
Housing units1,155This ZIP1,155
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,316This ZIP$57,316Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$153,300This ZIP$153,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density44.2 / sq miThis ZIP44.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$1,936,000This ZIP$1,936,000
Tax returns filed1,240This ZIP1,240
Total adjusted gross income$66,909,000This ZIP$66,909,000

Land area

Land area65.63 sq miThis ZIP65.63 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 47024 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 99.1%
Fayette County 0.9%

Other place names in 47024

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47024

ZIPCityDistance
47030 Metamora, IN 5.1 mi
47036 Oldenburg, IN 6.5 mi
47225 Clarksburg, IN 8.3 mi
46133 Glenwood, IN 10.1 mi
47331 Connersville, IN 10.4 mi
47012 Brookville, IN 12.0 mi
47322 Bentonville, IN 12.6 mi
47006 Batesville, IN 13.2 mi
47033 Morris, IN 13.5 mi
47263 New Point, IN 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47024?

47024 is in Laurel, Indiana, in Franklin County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4769, -85.1990.

What county is 47024 in?

47024 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Fayette County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 47024?

Laurel uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47024 in?

47024 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47024?

About 2,901 people live in ZIP code 47024, in 1,044 households, at 44.2 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 47024?

$57,316 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47024?

The closest are 47030 (5.1 mi), 47036 (6.5 mi), 47225 (8.3 mi), 46133 (10.1 mi) and 47331 (10.4 mi).

Is 47024 a PO Box ZIP code?

47024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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