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47138

ZIP 47138 is Lexington, Indiana, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Madison, IN
Population
4,859
Coordinates
38.6825, -85.5847
☼ Live from 47138 — Lexington, IN

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Where 47138 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47138
  • 🔢 Type 47138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,138 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 13 × 37. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47137 (Leavenworth, IN, 59 mi away) and 47140 (Marengo, IN, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47138 becomes 83174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 1,623 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% 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 47138 and you would come out at 38.68°S, 94.42°E — 1,292 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 74.8 square miles of land, 47138 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,859This ZIP4,859
Households1,743This ZIP1,743
Housing units1,990This ZIP1,990
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,335This ZIP$86,335Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$201,800This ZIP$201,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,329This ZIP$1,329Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density65.0 / sq miThis ZIP65.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees190This ZIP190
Annual payroll$8,561,000This ZIP$8,561,000
Tax returns filed1,980This ZIP1,980
Total adjusted gross income$121,567,000This ZIP$121,567,000

Land area

Land area74.79 sq miThis ZIP74.79 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Counties 47138 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 53.7%
Scott County 46.3%

Other place names in 47138

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

ZIP codes near 47138

ZIPCityDistance
47243 Hanover, IN 5.6 mi
47147 Nabb, IN 6.4 mi
47230 Deputy, IN 7.9 mi
47141 Marysville, IN 9.4 mi
47162 New Washington, IN 10.5 mi
47163 Otisco, IN 10.8 mi
47104 Bethlehem, IN 12.3 mi
40045 Milton, KY 12.4 mi
47102 Austin, IN 12.5 mi
47177 Underwood, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47138?

47138 is in Lexington, Indiana, in Jefferson County, part of the Madison, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6825, -85.5847.

What county is 47138 in?

47138 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Scott County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 47138?

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

What time zone is 47138 in?

47138 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47138?

About 4,859 people live in ZIP code 47138, in 1,743 households, at 65.0 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 47138?

$86,335 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47138?

The closest are 47243 (5.6 mi), 47147 (6.4 mi), 47230 (7.9 mi), 47141 (9.4 mi) and 47162 (10.5 mi).

Is 47138 a PO Box ZIP code?

47138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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