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47236

ZIP 47236 is Grammer, Indiana, in Bartholomew County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Bartholomew
Metro area
Columbus, IN
Population
336
Coordinates
39.1517, -85.7253
☼ Live from 47236 — Grammer, IN

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Where 47236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47236
  • 🔢 Type 47236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,236 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 241. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47235 (Freetown, IN, 24 mi away) and 47240 (Greensburg, IN, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47236 becomes 63274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76432 in Blanket, TX, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯686 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47236 and you would come out at 39.15°S, 94.27°E — 1,307 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 0.397 square miles of land, 47236 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 192 football fields.
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People and housing

Population336This ZIP336
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units84This ZIP84
Median age21.1This ZIP21.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density846.3 / sq miThis ZIP846.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 47236

ZIPCityDistance
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 4.5 mi
47244 Hartsville, IN 4.7 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 5.3 mi
47283 Westport, IN 7.5 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 7.9 mi
47246 Hope, IN 10.3 mi
47247 Jonesville, IN 10.8 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 11.1 mi
47265 North Vernon, IN 11.2 mi
47245 Hayden, IN 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47236?

47236 is in Grammer, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1517, -85.7253.

What county is 47236 in?

47236 lies in Bartholomew County.

What area code is 47236?

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

What time zone is 47236 in?

47236 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47236?

About 336 people live in ZIP code 47236, in 84 households, at 846.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 47236?

The closest are 47232 (4.5 mi), 47244 (4.7 mi), 47273 (5.3 mi), 47283 (7.5 mi) and 47203 (7.9 mi).

Is 47236 a PO Box ZIP code?

47236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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