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47038

ZIP 47038 is Patriot, Indiana, in Switzerland County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vevay
County
Switzerland
Metro area
none
Population
1,006
Coordinates
38.8503, -84.8499
☼ Live from 47038 — Patriot, IN

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Where 47038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47038
  • 🔢 Type 47038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,038 = 2 × 29 × 811. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47037 (Osgood, IN, 34 mi away) and 47039 (Pierceville, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47038 becomes 83074, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,656 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯736 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47038 and you would come out at 38.85°S, 95.15°E — 1,256 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 47038 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,006This ZIP1,006
Households499This ZIP499
Housing units652This ZIP652
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,101This ZIP$46,101Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$116,300This ZIP$116,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$720This ZIP$720Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%This ZIP3.9%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density37.0 / sq miThis ZIP37.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$3,795,000This ZIP$3,795,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$27,112,000This ZIP$27,112,000

Land area

Land area27.18 sq miThis ZIP27.18 sq mi
Water area1.56 sq miThis ZIP1.56 sq mi

Other place names in 47038

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ZIP codes near 47038

ZIPCityDistance
47020 Florence, IN 4.6 mi
47040 Rising Sun, IN 6.3 mi
41091 Union, KY 7.4 mi
47019 East Enterprise, IN 7.6 mi
41095 Warsaw, KY 7.6 mi
41092 Verona, KY 9.0 mi
41022 Florence, KY 9.5 mi
41046 Glencoe, KY 10.1 mi
41086 Sparta, KY 10.8 mi
47011 Bennington, IN 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47038?

47038 is in Patriot, Indiana, in Switzerland County. Its published point location is 38.8503, -84.8499.

What county is 47038 in?

47038 lies in Switzerland County.

What area code is 47038?

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

What time zone is 47038 in?

47038 uses America/Indiana/Vevay.

How many people live in 47038?

About 1,006 people live in ZIP code 47038, in 499 households, at 37.0 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 47038?

$46,101 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47038?

The closest are 47020 (4.6 mi), 47040 (6.3 mi), 41091 (7.4 mi), 47019 (7.6 mi) and 41095 (7.6 mi).

Is 47038 a PO Box ZIP code?

47038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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