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47142

ZIP 47142 is Mauckport, Indiana, in Harrison County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Harrison
Population
653
Coordinates
38.0616, -86.2014
☼ Live from 47142 — Mauckport, IN

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Where 47142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47142
  • 🔢 Type 47142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,142 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 97. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47141 (Marysville, IN, 46 mi away) and 47143 (Memphis, IN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47142 becomes 24174 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thaxton, VA, 361 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12474 in Roxbury, NY, 678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯676 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47142 and you would come out at 38.06°S, 93.80°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 30.5 square miles of land, 47142 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population653This ZIP653
Households251This ZIP251
Housing units313This ZIP313
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,453This ZIP$89,453Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$193,400This ZIP$193,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$630This ZIP$630Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density21.4 / sq miThis ZIP21.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$4,137,000This ZIP$4,137,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$22,551,000This ZIP$22,551,000

Land area

Land area30.52 sq miThis ZIP30.52 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Other place names in 47142

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ZIP codes near 47142

ZIPCityDistance
47110 Central, IN 2.4 mi
40108 Brandenburg, KY 6.5 mi
47135 Laconia, IN 7.0 mi
40104 Battletown, KY 7.3 mi
47112 Corydon, IN 9.1 mi
40157 Payneville, KY 9.8 mi
47160 New Middletown, IN 10.6 mi
40161 Rhodelia, KY 11.5 mi
40142 Guston, KY 11.6 mi
40117 Ekron, KY 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47142?

47142 is in Mauckport, Indiana, in Harrison County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0616, -86.2014.

What county is 47142 in?

47142 lies in Harrison County.

What area code is 47142?

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

What time zone is 47142 in?

47142 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47142?

About 653 people live in ZIP code 47142, in 251 households, at 21.4 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 47142?

$89,453 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47142?

The closest are 47110 (2.4 mi), 40108 (6.5 mi), 47135 (7 mi), 40104 (7.3 mi) and 47112 (9.1 mi).

Is 47142 a PO Box ZIP code?

47142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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