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47117

ZIP 47117 is Elizabeth, Indiana, mostly in Harrison County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Harrison +1 more
Population
4,400
Coordinates
38.1066, -85.9674
☼ Live from 47117 — Elizabeth, IN

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Where 47117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47117
  • 🔢 Type 47117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,117 = 7 × 53 × 127. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47116 (Eckerty, IN, 38 mi away) and 47118 (English, IN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47117 becomes 71174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11747, 14717, 47711, 71417, 71471, 74117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77411 in Alief, TX, 800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯687 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47117 and you would come out at 38.11°S, 94.03°E — 1,302 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 83.0 square miles of land, 47117 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,400This ZIP4,400
Households1,722This ZIP1,722
Housing units1,772This ZIP1,772
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,853This ZIP$86,853Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$221,700This ZIP$221,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$860This ZIP$860Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute41.2 minThis ZIP41.2 min
Population density53.0 / sq miThis ZIP53.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees1,086This ZIP1,086
Annual payroll$49,769,000This ZIP$49,769,000
Tax returns filed2,020This ZIP2,020
Total adjusted gross income$143,304,000This ZIP$143,304,000

Land area

Land area82.97 sq miThis ZIP82.97 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 47117 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harrison County 95.5%
Floyd County 4.5%

Other place names in 47117

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ZIP codes near 47117

ZIPCityDistance
47160 New Middletown, IN 5.7 mi
40258 Louisville, KY 6.0 mi
40272 Louisville, KY 6.5 mi
47135 Laconia, IN 7.1 mi
40177 West Point, KY 7.6 mi
47136 Lanesville, IN 8.9 mi
40216 Louisville, KY 8.9 mi
40214 Louisville, KY 10.6 mi
40155 Muldraugh, KY 11.0 mi
47112 Corydon, IN 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47117?

47117 is in Elizabeth, Indiana, in Harrison County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1066, -85.9674.

What county is 47117 in?

47117 spans 2 counties: Harrison County and Floyd County. Most of it falls in Harrison 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 47117?

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

What time zone is 47117 in?

47117 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47117?

About 4,400 people live in ZIP code 47117, in 1,722 households, at 53.0 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 47117?

$86,853 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47117?

The closest are 47160 (5.7 mi), 40258 (6 mi), 40272 (6.5 mi), 47135 (7.1 mi) and 40177 (7.6 mi).

Is 47117 a PO Box ZIP code?

47117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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