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47235

ZIP 47235 is Freetown, 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
1,672
Coordinates
39.0180, -86.1383
☼ Live from 47235 — Freetown, IN

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Where 47235 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47235
  • 🔢 Type 47235 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,235 = 3 × 5 × 47 × 67. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47234 (Flat Rock, IN, 32 mi away) and 47236 (Grammer, IN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47235 becomes 53274 — and that is a real ZIP code: Milwaukee, WI, 293 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27534, 27543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34275 in Nokomis, FL, 847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯666 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47235 and you would come out at 39.02°S, 93.86°E — 1,326 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 42.5 square miles of land, 47235 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,672This ZIP1,672
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units1,003This ZIP1,003
Median age54.8This ZIP54.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,963This ZIP$73,963Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$240,300This ZIP$240,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$687This ZIP$687Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density39.3 / sq miThis ZIP39.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,724,000This ZIP$1,724,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$56,529,000This ZIP$56,529,000

Land area

Land area42.54 sq miThis ZIP42.54 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 47235 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 69.9%
Brown County 30.1%

Other place names in 47235

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ZIP codes near 47235

ZIPCityDistance
47249 Kurtz, IN 5.3 mi
47264 Norman, IN 6.6 mi
47228 Cortland, IN 9.9 mi
47220 Brownstown, IN 10.7 mi
47201 Columbus, IN 11.7 mi
47274 Seymour, IN 12.0 mi
47448 Nashville, IN 12.3 mi
47260 Medora, IN 12.9 mi
47247 Jonesville, IN 13.7 mi
47436 Heltonville, IN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47235?

47235 is in Freetown, Indiana, in Jackson County, part of the Seymour, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0180, -86.1383.

What county is 47235 in?

47235 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Brown 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 47235?

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

What time zone is 47235 in?

47235 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47235?

About 1,672 people live in ZIP code 47235, in 786 households, at 39.3 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 47235?

$73,963 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47235?

The closest are 47249 (5.3 mi), 47264 (6.6 mi), 47228 (9.9 mi), 47220 (10.7 mi) and 47201 (11.7 mi).

Is 47235 a PO Box ZIP code?

47235 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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