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47234

ZIP 47234 is Flat Rock, Indiana, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Shelby +1 more
Population
1,617
Coordinates
39.3761, -85.7684
☼ Live from 47234 — Flat Rock, IN

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Where 47234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47234
  • 🔢 Type 47234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,234 = 2 × 11 × 19 × 113. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47232 (Elizabethtown, IN, 18 mi away) and 47235 (Freetown, IN, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47234 becomes 43274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34274 in Nokomis, FL, 866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯682 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47234 and you would come out at 39.38°S, 94.23°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 33.5 square miles of land, 47234 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,617This ZIP1,617
Households609This ZIP609
Housing units609This ZIP609
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,708This ZIP$101,708Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$199,800This ZIP$199,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$8,926,000This ZIP$8,926,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$49,656,000This ZIP$49,656,000

Land area

Land area33.48 sq miThis ZIP33.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47234 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 96.9%
Bartholomew County 3.1%

ZIP codes near 47234

ZIPCityDistance
47246 Hope, IN 5.4 mi
46182 Waldron, IN 7.8 mi
47272 Saint Paul, IN 8.2 mi
47226 Clifford, IN 8.4 mi
46124 Edinburgh, IN 9.6 mi
46176 Shelbyville, IN 10.4 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 10.6 mi
47280 Taylorsville, IN 11.2 mi
47244 Hartsville, IN 11.5 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47234?

47234 is in Flat Rock, Indiana, in Shelby County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3761, -85.7684.

What county is 47234 in?

47234 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Bartholomew County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 47234?

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

What time zone is 47234 in?

47234 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47234?

About 1,617 people live in ZIP code 47234, in 609 households, at 48.3 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 47234?

$101,708 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47234?

The closest are 47246 (5.4 mi), 46182 (7.8 mi), 47272 (8.2 mi), 47226 (8.4 mi) and 46124 (9.6 mi).

Is 47234 a PO Box ZIP code?

47234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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