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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/47162

47162

ZIP 47162 is New Washington, Indiana, in Clark County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Clark
Population
514
Coordinates
38.5488, -85.4914
☼ Live from 47162 — New Washington, IN

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Where 47162 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47162
  • 🔢 Type 47162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,162 = 2 × 23581. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47161 (New Salisbury, IN, 37 mi away) and 47163 (Otisco, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47162 becomes 26174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76124 in Fort Worth, TX, 772 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯706 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47162 and you would come out at 38.55°S, 94.51°E — 1,284 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 47162 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population514This ZIP514
Households250This ZIP250
Housing units296This ZIP296
Median age56.2This ZIP56.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,444This ZIP$59,444Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$155,400This ZIP$155,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$960This ZIP$960Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees95This ZIP95
Annual payroll$4,747,000This ZIP$4,747,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$25,779,000This ZIP$25,779,000

Land area

Land area17.43 sq miThis ZIP17.43 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 47162

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ZIP codes near 47162

ZIPCityDistance
47104 Bethlehem, IN 3.7 mi
47147 Nabb, IN 4.2 mi
40077 Westport, KY 4.5 mi
47141 Marysville, IN 6.5 mi
47243 Hanover, IN 8.3 mi
40026 Goshen, KY 8.9 mi
40006 Bedford, KY 9.2 mi
47111 Charlestown, IN 9.5 mi
40031 La Grange, KY 9.6 mi
40055 Pendleton, KY 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47162?

47162 is in New Washington, Indiana, in Clark County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5488, -85.4914.

What county is 47162 in?

47162 lies in Clark County.

What area code is 47162?

New Washington uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47162 in?

47162 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47162?

About 514 people live in ZIP code 47162, in 250 households, at 29.5 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 47162?

$59,444 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47162?

The closest are 47104 (3.7 mi), 47147 (4.2 mi), 40077 (4.5 mi), 47141 (6.5 mi) and 47243 (8.3 mi).

Is 47162 a PO Box ZIP code?

47162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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