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47203

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Bartholomew
Metro area
Columbus, IN
Population
26,200
Coordinates
39.2306, -85.8328
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Where 47203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47203
  • 🔢 Type 47203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,203 = 13 × 3631. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47202 (Columbus, IN, 5 mi away) and 47220 (Brownstown, IN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47203 becomes 30274 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverdale, GA, 400 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04732 in Ashland, ME, 1,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯680 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47203 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 94.17°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 77.1 square miles of land, 47203 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,200This ZIP26,200
Households10,690This ZIP10,690
Housing units11,397This ZIP11,397
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,112This ZIP$72,112Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$244,100This ZIP$244,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$953This ZIP$953Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density340.0 / sq miThis ZIP340.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments375This ZIP375
Employees5,145This ZIP5,145
Annual payroll$253,706,000This ZIP$253,706,000
Tax returns filed13,210This ZIP13,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,063,815,000This ZIP$1,063,815,000

Land area

Land area77.05 sq miThis ZIP77.05 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 47203

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ZIP codes near 47203

ZIPCityDistance
47226 Clifford, IN 4.1 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 5.2 mi
47246 Hope, IN 5.9 mi
47244 Hartsville, IN 7.0 mi
47280 Taylorsville, IN 7.8 mi
47236 Grammer, IN 7.9 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 8.6 mi
47201 Columbus, IN 10.6 mi
47234 Flat Rock, IN 10.6 mi
46124 Edinburgh, IN 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47203?

47203 is in Columbus, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2306, -85.8328.

What county is 47203 in?

47203 lies in Bartholomew County.

What area code is 47203?

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

What time zone is 47203 in?

47203 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47203?

About 26,200 people live in ZIP code 47203, in 10,690 households, at 340.0 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 47203?

$72,112 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47203?

The closest are 47226 (4.1 mi), 47202 (5.2 mi), 47246 (5.9 mi), 47244 (7 mi) and 47280 (7.8 mi).

Is 47203 a PO Box ZIP code?

47203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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