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47161

ZIP 47161 is New Salisbury, Indiana, in Harrison County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Harrison
Population
3,611
Coordinates
38.3218, -86.1036
☼ Live from 47161 — New Salisbury, IN

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Where 47161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47161
  • 🔢 Type 47161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47161 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47160 (New Middletown, IN, 12 mi away) and 47162 (New Washington, IN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47161 becomes 16174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11746, 11764, 14167, 14617, 14716, 16417, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76114 in Fort Worth, TX, 741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯677 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47161 and you would come out at 38.32°S, 93.90°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 47161 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,611This ZIP3,611
Households1,504This ZIP1,504
Housing units1,743This ZIP1,743
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,914This ZIP$79,914Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$206,800This ZIP$206,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density160.6 / sq miThis ZIP160.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees558This ZIP558
Annual payroll$21,140,000This ZIP$21,140,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$110,267,000This ZIP$110,267,000

Land area

Land area22.49 sq miThis ZIP22.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 47161

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ZIP codes near 47161

ZIPCityDistance
47114 Crandall, IN 2.9 mi
47166 Ramsey, IN 3.7 mi
47107 Bradford, IN 3.9 mi
47124 Greenville, IN 6.2 mi
47164 Palmyra, IN 6.3 mi
47115 Depauw, IN 6.3 mi
47122 Georgetown, IN 6.5 mi
47136 Lanesville, IN 9.6 mi
47112 Corydon, IN 9.6 mi
47120 Fredericksburg, IN 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47161?

47161 is in New Salisbury, Indiana, in Harrison County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3218, -86.1036.

What county is 47161 in?

47161 lies in Harrison County.

What area code is 47161?

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

What time zone is 47161 in?

47161 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47161?

About 3,611 people live in ZIP code 47161, in 1,504 households, at 160.6 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 47161?

$79,914 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47161?

The closest are 47114 (2.9 mi), 47166 (3.7 mi), 47107 (3.9 mi), 47124 (6.2 mi) and 47164 (6.3 mi).

Is 47161 a PO Box ZIP code?

47161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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