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47172

ZIP 47172 is Sellersburg, Indiana, mostly in Clark County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
County
Clark +1 more
Population
21,045
Coordinates
38.3995, -85.7743
☼ Live from 47172 — Sellersburg, IN

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Where 47172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47172
  • 🔢 Type 47172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLILh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,172 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3931. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47170 (Scottsburg, IN, 20 mi away) and 47174 (Sulphur, IN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47172 becomes 27174, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17247, 17724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77412 in Altair, TX, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯693 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47172 and you would come out at 38.40°S, 94.23°E — 1,297 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 24.3 square miles of land, 47172 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,045This ZIP21,045
Households8,383This ZIP8,383
Housing units8,872This ZIP8,872
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$82,503This ZIP$82,503Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$273,500This ZIP$273,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,195This ZIP$1,195Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density865.1 / sq miThis ZIP865.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments357This ZIP357
Employees5,269This ZIP5,269
Annual payroll$259,623,000This ZIP$259,623,000
Tax returns filed9,950This ZIP9,950
Total adjusted gross income$815,921,000This ZIP$815,921,000

Land area

Land area24.33 sq miThis ZIP24.33 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 47172 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clark County 87.8%
Floyd County 12.2%

Other place names in 47172

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ZIP codes near 47172

ZIPCityDistance
47131 Jeffersonville, IN 4.6 mi
47190 Jeffersonville, IN 4.6 mi
47143 Memphis, IN 4.8 mi
47129 Clarksville, IN 6.0 mi
47119 Floyds Knobs, IN 6.1 mi
47130 Jeffersonville, IN 6.3 mi
47132 Jeffersonville, IN 8.1 mi
47133 Jeffersonville, IN 8.1 mi
47134 Jeffersonville, IN 8.1 mi
47144 Jeffersonville, IN 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47172?

47172 is in Sellersburg, Indiana, in Clark County, part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3995, -85.7743.

What county is 47172 in?

47172 spans 2 counties: Clark County and Floyd County. Most of it falls in Clark 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 47172?

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

What time zone is 47172 in?

47172 uses America/Kentucky/Louisville.

How many people live in 47172?

About 21,045 people live in ZIP code 47172, in 8,383 households, at 865.1 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 47172?

$82,503 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47172?

The closest are 47131 (4.6 mi), 47190 (4.6 mi), 47143 (4.8 mi), 47129 (6 mi) and 47119 (6.1 mi).

Is 47172 a PO Box ZIP code?

47172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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