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47244

ZIP 47244 is Hartsville, Indiana, mostly in Bartholomew County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Bartholomew +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, IN
Population
533
Coordinates
39.2179, -85.7024
☼ Live from 47244 — Hartsville, IN

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Where 47244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47244
  • 🔢 Type 47244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,244 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 127. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47243 (Hanover, IN, 40 mi away) and 47245 (Hayden, IN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47244 becomes 44274 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sharon Center, OH, 247 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24474, 44274, 44427, 47424, 72444, 74442). The farthest-flung twin is 74442 in Indianola, OK, 624 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯687 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47244 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 94.30°E — 1,307 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 17.1 square miles of land, 47244 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population533This ZIP533
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units218This ZIP218
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,278This ZIP$80,278Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$315,400This ZIP$315,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$972This ZIP$972Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density31.2 / sq miThis ZIP31.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,062,000This ZIP$1,062,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$23,737,000This ZIP$23,737,000

Land area

Land area17.06 sq miThis ZIP17.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47244 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bartholomew County 83.5%
Decatur County 16.4%

Other place names in 47244

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47244

ZIPCityDistance
47236 Grammer, IN 4.7 mi
47246 Hope, IN 6.5 mi
47283 Westport, IN 7.0 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 7.0 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 8.8 mi
47226 Clifford, IN 10.0 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 10.0 mi
47234 Flat Rock, IN 11.5 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 11.8 mi
47261 Millhousen, IN 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47244?

47244 is in Hartsville, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2179, -85.7024.

What county is 47244 in?

47244 spans 2 counties: Bartholomew County and Decatur County. Most of it falls in Bartholomew 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 47244?

Hartsville uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47244 in?

47244 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47244?

About 533 people live in ZIP code 47244, in 206 households, at 31.2 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 47244?

$80,278 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47244?

The closest are 47236 (4.7 mi), 47246 (6.5 mi), 47283 (7 mi), 47203 (7 mi) and 47232 (8.8 mi).

Is 47244 a PO Box ZIP code?

47244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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