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47229

ZIP 47229 is Crothersville, Indiana, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Seymour, IN
Population
2,965
Coordinates
38.8071, -85.8648
☼ Live from 47229 — Crothersville, IN

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Where 47229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47229
  • 🔢 Type 47229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,229 = 3 × 7 × 13 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47228 (Cortland, IN, 13 mi away) and 47230 (Deputy, IN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47229 becomes 92274 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thermal, CA, 1,719 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 22974, 24279, 24729, 24927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 1,929 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯683 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47229 and you would come out at 38.81°S, 94.14°E — 1,308 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 47229 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,965This ZIP2,965
Households1,177This ZIP1,177
Housing units1,245This ZIP1,245
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,950This ZIP$62,950Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$156,400This ZIP$156,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density60.8 / sq miThis ZIP60.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees1,351This ZIP1,351
Annual payroll$107,081,000This ZIP$107,081,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$83,033,000This ZIP$83,033,000

Land area

Land area48.77 sq miThis ZIP48.77 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 47229 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 89.0%
Jennings County 11.0%

Other place names in 47229

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ZIP codes near 47229

ZIPCityDistance
47102 Austin, IN 5.1 mi
47270 Paris Crossing, IN 8.0 mi
47170 Scottsburg, IN 8.5 mi
47220 Brownstown, IN 11.3 mi
47274 Seymour, IN 11.5 mi
47227 Commiskey, IN 12.0 mi
47228 Cortland, IN 12.7 mi
47230 Deputy, IN 12.9 mi
47281 Vallonia, IN 13.1 mi
47245 Hayden, IN 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47229?

47229 is in Crothersville, Indiana, in Jackson County, part of the Seymour, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8071, -85.8648.

What county is 47229 in?

47229 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Jennings County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 47229?

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

What time zone is 47229 in?

47229 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47229?

About 2,965 people live in ZIP code 47229, in 1,177 households, at 60.8 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 47229?

$62,950 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47229?

The closest are 47102 (5.1 mi), 47270 (8 mi), 47170 (8.5 mi), 47220 (11.3 mi) and 47274 (11.5 mi).

Is 47229 a PO Box ZIP code?

47229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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