47040
ZIP 47040 is Rising Sun, Indiana, mostly in Ohio County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Ohio +1 more
- Metro area
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Population
- 5,275
- Coordinates
- 38.9284, -84.9113
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Where 47040 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 47040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011111000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47039 (Pierceville, IN, 22 mi away) and 47041 (Sunman, IN, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47040 becomes 04074 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scarborough, ME, 820 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00744, 04047, 04074, 04740, 07044, 07440, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00744 in Rio Blanco, PR, 1,834 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯732 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47040 and you would come out at 38.93°S, 95.09°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
- 📏 At 64.9 square miles of land, 47040 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,275This ZIP5,275 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,255This ZIP2,255 |
| Housing units | 2,345This ZIP2,345 |
| Median age | 43.1This ZIP43.1Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $75,014This ZIP$75,014Indiana$71,957US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $199,100This ZIP$199,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $848This ZIP$848Indiana$1,062US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.7%This ZIP17.7% |
| Mean commute | 33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min |
| Population density | 81.3 / sq miThis ZIP81.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 75This ZIP75 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 763This ZIP763 |
| Annual payroll | $28,391,000This ZIP$28,391,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,460This ZIP2,460 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $159,192,000This ZIP$159,192,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 64.90 sq miThis ZIP64.90 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi |
Counties 47040 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Ohio County | 68.3% |
| Switzerland County | 31.8% |
Other place names in 47040
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47040
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47019 | East Enterprise, IN | 5.6 mi |
47038 | Patriot, IN | 6.3 mi |
47020 | Florence, IN | 7.7 mi |
47011 | Bennington, IN | 9.0 mi |
41022 | Florence, KY | 9.1 mi |
47001 | Aurora, IN | 9.2 mi |
41091 | Union, KY | 9.5 mi |
41005 | Burlington, KY | 9.8 mi |
41080 | Petersburg, KY | 9.9 mi |
47018 | Dillsboro, IN | 11.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47040?
47040 is in Rising Sun, Indiana, in Ohio County, part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9284, -84.9113.
What county is 47040 in?
47040 spans 2 counties: Ohio County and Switzerland County. Most of it falls in Ohio 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 47040?
Rising Sun uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47040 in?
47040 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 47040?
About 5,275 people live in ZIP code 47040, in 2,255 households, at 81.3 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 47040?
$75,014 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.
What ZIP codes are near 47040?
The closest are 47019 (5.6 mi), 47038 (6.3 mi), 47020 (7.7 mi), 47011 (9 mi) and 41022 (9.1 mi).
Is 47040 a PO Box ZIP code?
47040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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