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47247

ZIP 47247 is Jonesville, 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
129
Coordinates
39.0597, -85.8879
☼ Live from 47247 — Jonesville, IN

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Where 47247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47247
  • 🔢 Type 47247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,247 = 3 × 15749. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47246 (Hope, IN, 18 mi away) and 47249 (Kurtz, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47247 becomes 74274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47274, 47427, 47724, 72447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77442 in Garwood, TX, 898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯679 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47247 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 94.11°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 0.142 square miles of land, 47247 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 69 football fields.
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People and housing

Population129This ZIP129
Households67This ZIP67
Housing units69This ZIP69
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,179This ZIP$55,179Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$123,400This ZIP$123,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density908.5 / sq miThis ZIP908.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees394This ZIP394
Annual payroll$8,752,000This ZIP$8,752,000

Land area

Land area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47247

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

ZIP codes near 47247

ZIPCityDistance
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 6.3 mi
47274 Seymour, IN 6.8 mi
47228 Cortland, IN 7.1 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 8.2 mi
47201 Columbus, IN 8.6 mi
47245 Hayden, IN 9.5 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 10.0 mi
47236 Grammer, IN 10.8 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 12.2 mi
47235 Freetown, IN 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47247?

47247 is in Jonesville, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0597, -85.8879.

What county is 47247 in?

47247 lies in Bartholomew County.

What area code is 47247?

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

What time zone is 47247 in?

47247 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47247?

About 129 people live in ZIP code 47247, in 67 households, at 908.5 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 47247?

$55,179 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47247?

The closest are 47232 (6.3 mi), 47274 (6.8 mi), 47228 (7.1 mi), 47273 (8.2 mi) and 47201 (8.6 mi).

Is 47247 a PO Box ZIP code?

47247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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