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47111

ZIP 47111 is Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Clark
Population
17,738
Coordinates
38.4663, -85.6325
☼ Live from 47111 — Charlestown, IN

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Where 47111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47111
  • 🔢 Type 47111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47111 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47110 (Central, IN, 40 mi away) and 47112 (Corydon, IN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47111 becomes 11174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11417, 11714, 11741, 14171, 14711, 41171, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11741 in Holbrook, NY, 687 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯699 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47111 and you would come out at 38.47°S, 94.37°E — 1,290 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 86.0 square miles of land, 47111 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,738This ZIP17,738
Households6,443This ZIP6,443
Housing units6,782This ZIP6,782
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$95,376This ZIP$95,376Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$264,100This ZIP$264,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,012This ZIP$1,012Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density206.3 / sq miThis ZIP206.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments259This ZIP259
Employees3,264This ZIP3,264
Annual payroll$139,204,000This ZIP$139,204,000
Tax returns filed8,640This ZIP8,640
Total adjusted gross income$663,947,000This ZIP$663,947,000

Land area

Land area85.98 sq miThis ZIP85.98 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

Other place names in 47111

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

ZIP codes near 47111

ZIPCityDistance
47131 Jeffersonville, IN 4.4 mi
47190 Jeffersonville, IN 4.4 mi
47141 Marysville, IN 5.7 mi
47163 Otisco, IN 6.0 mi
40026 Goshen, KY 7.0 mi
47143 Memphis, IN 7.7 mi
40059 Prospect, KY 8.1 mi
47172 Sellersburg, IN 9.0 mi
40027 Harrods Creek, KY 9.4 mi
47162 New Washington, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47111?

47111 is in Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4663, -85.6325.

What county is 47111 in?

47111 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 47111?

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

What time zone is 47111 in?

47111 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47111?

About 17,738 people live in ZIP code 47111, in 6,443 households, at 206.3 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 47111?

$95,376 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47111?

The closest are 47131 (4.4 mi), 47190 (4.4 mi), 47141 (5.7 mi), 47163 (6 mi) and 40026 (7 mi).

Is 47111 a PO Box ZIP code?

47111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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