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Where 47174 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 47174 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLILh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆47174 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 47,174 = 2 × 103 × 229. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011100001000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47172 (Sellersburg, IN, 40 mi away) and 47175 (Taswell, IN, 10 mi away).
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14477, 14747, 14774, 17744, 41477, 41774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77414 in Bay City, TX, 840 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
- 🎯658 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47174 and you would come out at 38.23°S, 93.52°E — 1,332 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
- 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 47174 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 69This ZIP69 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24This ZIP24 |
| Housing units | 38This ZIP38 |
| Median age | 47.4This ZIP47.4Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.4%This ZIP17.4% |
| Population density | 25.8 / sq miThis ZIP25.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.67 sq miThis ZIP2.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 47174
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47123 | Grantsburg, IN | 4.1 mi |
47118 | English, IN | 5.0 mi |
47137 | Leavenworth, IN | 5.8 mi |
47576 | Saint Croix, IN | 7.0 mi |
47514 | Branchville, IN | 8.2 mi |
47551 | Leopold, IN | 9.1 mi |
47175 | Taswell, IN | 9.9 mi |
47116 | Eckerty, IN | 10.1 mi |
47145 | Milltown, IN | 11.9 mi |
47515 | Bristow, IN | 12.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47174?
47174 is in Sulphur, Indiana, in Crawford County. Its published point location is 38.2272, -86.4820.
What county is 47174 in?
47174 lies in Crawford County.
What area code is 47174?
Sulphur uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47174 in?
47174 uses America/Indiana/Marengo.
How many people live in 47174?
About 69 people live in ZIP code 47174, in 24 households, at 25.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47174?
The closest are 47123 (4.1 mi), 47118 (5 mi), 47137 (5.8 mi), 47576 (7 mi) and 47514 (8.2 mi).
Is 47174 a PO Box ZIP code?
47174 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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