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47265

ZIP 47265 is North Vernon, Indiana, mostly in Jennings County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Jennings +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
20,937
Coordinates
39.0086, -85.6274
☼ Live from 47265 — North Vernon, IN

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Where 47265 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47265
  • 🔢 Type 47265 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,265 = 3 × 5 × 23 × 137. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47264 (Norman, IN, 34 mi away) and 47270 (Paris Crossing, IN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47265 becomes 56274 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norcross, MN, 720 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24576, 24657, 25647, 25674, 26547, 26574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57642 in Mc Laughlin, SD, 899 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯693 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47265 and you would come out at 39.01°S, 94.37°E — 1,300 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 185.6 square miles of land, 47265 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,937This ZIP20,937
Households8,073This ZIP8,073
Housing units8,762This ZIP8,762
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,191This ZIP$68,191Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$157,100This ZIP$157,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density112.8 / sq miThis ZIP112.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments408This ZIP408
Employees6,615This ZIP6,615
Annual payroll$333,147,000This ZIP$333,147,000
Tax returns filed9,150This ZIP9,150
Total adjusted gross income$508,765,000This ZIP$508,765,000

Land area

Land area185.58 sq miThis ZIP185.58 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Counties 47265 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jennings County 99.7%
Decatur County 0.3%

Other place names in 47265

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ZIP codes near 47265

ZIPCityDistance
47282 Vernon, IN 1.9 mi
47245 Hayden, IN 6.3 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 7.5 mi
47223 Butlerville, IN 8.6 mi
47227 Commiskey, IN 9.8 mi
47231 Dupont, IN 10.3 mi
47236 Grammer, IN 11.2 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 11.3 mi
47283 Westport, IN 11.4 mi
47270 Paris Crossing, IN 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47265?

47265 is in North Vernon, Indiana, in Jennings County. Its published point location is 39.0086, -85.6274.

What county is 47265 in?

47265 spans 2 counties: Jennings County and Decatur County. Most of it falls in Jennings 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 47265?

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

What time zone is 47265 in?

47265 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47265?

About 20,937 people live in ZIP code 47265, in 8,073 households, at 112.8 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 47265?

$68,191 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47265?

The closest are 47282 (1.9 mi), 47245 (6.3 mi), 47273 (7.5 mi), 47223 (8.6 mi) and 47227 (9.8 mi).

Is 47265 a PO Box ZIP code?

47265 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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