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47170

ZIP 47170 is Scottsburg, Indiana, mostly in Scott County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Scott +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
15,451
Coordinates
38.6852, -85.8441
☼ Live from 47170 — Scottsburg, IN

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Where 47170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47170
  • 🔢 Type 47170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,170 = 2 × 5 × 53 × 89. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47167 (Salem, IN, 15 mi away) and 47172 (Sellersburg, IN, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47170 becomes 07174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01747, 07417, 14707, 14770, 17047, 17074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77401 in Bellaire, TX, 828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯685 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47170 and you would come out at 38.69°S, 94.16°E — 1,305 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 146.3 square miles of land, 47170 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,451This ZIP15,451
Households6,037This ZIP6,037
Housing units6,498This ZIP6,498
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,634This ZIP$57,634Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$164,200This ZIP$164,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density105.6 / sq miThis ZIP105.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments313This ZIP313
Employees4,409This ZIP4,409
Annual payroll$150,542,000This ZIP$150,542,000
Tax returns filed6,780This ZIP6,780
Total adjusted gross income$382,420,000This ZIP$382,420,000

Land area

Land area146.33 sq miThis ZIP146.33 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Counties 47170 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 62.9%
Washington County 36.8%
Jefferson County 0.2%

Other place names in 47170

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ZIP codes near 47170

ZIPCityDistance
47102 Austin, IN 5.5 mi
47177 Underwood, IN 7.2 mi
47229 Crothersville, IN 8.5 mi
47126 Henryville, IN 10.2 mi
47270 Paris Crossing, IN 12.5 mi
47163 Otisco, IN 13.1 mi
47230 Deputy, IN 13.9 mi
47138 Lexington, IN 14.0 mi
47167 Salem, IN 14.5 mi
47165 Pekin, IN 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47170?

47170 is in Scottsburg, Indiana, in Scott County. Its published point location is 38.6852, -85.8441.

What county is 47170 in?

47170 spans 3 counties: Scott County, Washington County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 47170?

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

What time zone is 47170 in?

47170 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47170?

About 15,451 people live in ZIP code 47170, in 6,037 households, at 105.6 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 47170?

$57,634 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47170?

The closest are 47102 (5.5 mi), 47177 (7.2 mi), 47229 (8.5 mi), 47126 (10.2 mi) and 47270 (12.5 mi).

Is 47170 a PO Box ZIP code?

47170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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