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47201

ZIP 47201 is in Columbus, Indiana, mostly in Bartholomew County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time. Columbus has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 47202 and 47203.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Bartholomew +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, IN
Population
47,900
Coordinates
39.1482, -85.9994
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Where 47201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47201
  • 🔢 Type 47201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,201 = 7 × 11 × 613. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47199 (Jeffersonville, IN, 61 mi away) and 47202 (Columbus, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47201 becomes 10274 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 646 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04271 in Paris, ME, 872 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯672 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47201 and you would come out at 39.15°S, 94.00°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 201.2 square miles of land, 47201 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,900This ZIP47,900
Households19,581This ZIP19,581
Housing units20,748This ZIP20,748
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,958This ZIP$83,958Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$228,800This ZIP$228,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,186This ZIP$1,186Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density238.0 / sq miThis ZIP238.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,285This ZIP1,285
Employees37,181This ZIP37,181
Annual payroll$2,617,017,000This ZIP$2,617,017,000
Tax returns filed22,390This ZIP22,390
Total adjusted gross income$1,950,825,000This ZIP$1,950,825,000

Land area

Land area201.22 sq miThis ZIP201.22 sq mi
Water area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi

Counties 47201 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bartholomew County 84.5%
Brown County 15.5%

Other place names in 47201

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ZIP codes near 47201

ZIPCityDistance
47202 Columbus, IN 5.6 mi
47247 Jonesville, IN 8.6 mi
47280 Taylorsville, IN 10.6 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 10.6 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 11.5 mi
47226 Clifford, IN 11.6 mi
47235 Freetown, IN 11.7 mi
47228 Cortland, IN 12.2 mi
46164 Nineveh, IN 12.5 mi
47448 Nashville, IN 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47201?

47201 is in Columbus, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1482, -85.9994.

What county is 47201 in?

47201 spans 2 counties: Bartholomew County and Brown County. Most of it falls in Bartholomew 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 47201?

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

What time zone is 47201 in?

47201 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47201?

About 47,900 people live in ZIP code 47201, in 19,581 households, at 238.0 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 47201?

$83,958 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47201?

The closest are 47202 (5.6 mi), 47247 (8.6 mi), 47280 (10.6 mi), 47203 (10.6 mi) and 47232 (11.5 mi).

Is 47201 a PO Box ZIP code?

47201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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