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47261

ZIP 47261 is Millhousen, Indiana, in Decatur County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Decatur
Metro area
Greensburg, IN
Coordinates
39.2920, -85.4918

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 47240, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 47261 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47261
  • 🔢 Type 47261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,261 = 167 × 283. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47260 (Medora, IN, 49 mi away) and 47263 (New Point, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47261 becomes 16274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76124 in Fort Worth, TX, 797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯698 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47261 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 94.51°E — 1,298 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 47261

ZIPCityDistance
47240 Greensburg, IN 1.2 mi
47263 New Point, IN 8.8 mi
47283 Westport, IN 9.9 mi
47034 Napoleon, IN 10.7 mi
47272 Saint Paul, IN 10.8 mi
47037 Osgood, IN 12.3 mi
47244 Hartsville, IN 12.4 mi
47225 Clarksburg, IN 12.7 mi
46156 Milroy, IN 13.6 mi
47246 Hope, IN 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47261?

47261 is in Millhousen, Indiana, in Decatur County, part of the Greensburg, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2920, -85.4918.

What county is 47261 in?

47261 lies in Decatur County.

What area code is 47261?

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

What time zone is 47261 in?

47261 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

What ZIP codes are near 47261?

The closest are 47240 (1.2 mi), 47263 (8.8 mi), 47283 (9.9 mi), 47034 (10.7 mi) and 47272 (10.8 mi).

Is 47261 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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