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47274

ZIP 47274 is Seymour, Indiana, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Jackson +3 more
Metro area
Seymour, IN
Population
33,068
Coordinates
38.9662, -85.9257
☼ Live from 47274 — Seymour, IN

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Where 47274 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47274
  • 🔢 Type 47274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆47274 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,274 = 2 × 3 × 7879. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47273 (Scipio, IN, 13 mi away) and 47280 (Taylorsville, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47247, 47427, 47724, 72447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77442 in Garwood, TX, 892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯678 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47274 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 94.07°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 214.7 square miles of land, 47274 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 163 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,068This ZIP33,068
Households12,791This ZIP12,791
Housing units13,645This ZIP13,645
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,457This ZIP$71,457Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$188,600This ZIP$188,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,017This ZIP$1,017Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density154.0 / sq miThis ZIP154.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments762This ZIP762
Employees18,642This ZIP18,642
Annual payroll$1,074,391,000This ZIP$1,074,391,000
Tax returns filed15,470This ZIP15,470
Total adjusted gross income$1,006,879,000This ZIP$1,006,879,000

Land area

Land area214.75 sq miThis ZIP214.75 sq mi
Water area2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi

Counties 47274 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 87.9%
Bartholomew County 5.5%
Jennings County 5.0%
Brown County 1.6%

Other place names in 47274

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ZIP codes near 47274

ZIPCityDistance
47228 Cortland, IN 2.1 mi
47247 Jonesville, IN 6.8 mi
47220 Brownstown, IN 9.2 mi
47245 Hayden, IN 10.0 mi
47229 Crothersville, IN 11.5 mi
47235 Freetown, IN 12.0 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 12.3 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 12.7 mi
47201 Columbus, IN 13.2 mi
47270 Paris Crossing, IN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47274?

47274 is in Seymour, Indiana, in Jackson County, part of the Seymour, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9662, -85.9257.

What county is 47274 in?

47274 spans 4 counties: Jackson County, Bartholomew County, Jennings County and Brown County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 47274?

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

What time zone is 47274 in?

47274 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47274?

About 33,068 people live in ZIP code 47274, in 12,791 households, at 154.0 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 47274?

$71,457 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47274?

The closest are 47228 (2.1 mi), 47247 (6.8 mi), 47220 (9.2 mi), 47245 (10 mi) and 47229 (11.5 mi).

Is 47274 a PO Box ZIP code?

47274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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