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47280

ZIP 47280 is Taylorsville, 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
1,248
Coordinates
39.2966, -85.9505
☼ Live from 47280 — Taylorsville, IN

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Where 47280 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47280
  • 🔢 Type 47280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 197. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47274 (Seymour, IN, 23 mi away) and 47281 (Vallonia, IN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47280 becomes 08274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,479 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯673 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47280 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 94.05°E — 1,322 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 47280 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 524 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,248This ZIP1,248
Households494This ZIP494
Housing units494This ZIP494
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median home value$169,100This ZIP$169,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,283This ZIP$1,283Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density1,153.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,153.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees288This ZIP288
Annual payroll$12,292,000This ZIP$12,292,000

Land area

Land area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47280

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

ZIP codes near 47280

ZIPCityDistance
47226 Clifford, IN 4.5 mi
46124 Edinburgh, IN 5.1 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 6.8 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 7.8 mi
46164 Nineveh, IN 9.2 mi
47246 Hope, IN 10.0 mi
47201 Columbus, IN 10.6 mi
47234 Flat Rock, IN 11.2 mi
46181 Trafalgar, IN 12.9 mi
46131 Franklin, IN 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47280?

47280 is in Taylorsville, Indiana, in Bartholomew County, part of the Columbus, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2966, -85.9505.

What county is 47280 in?

47280 lies in Bartholomew County.

What area code is 47280?

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

What time zone is 47280 in?

47280 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47280?

About 1,248 people live in ZIP code 47280, in 494 households, at 1,153.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 47280?

The closest are 47226 (4.5 mi), 46124 (5.1 mi), 47202 (6.8 mi), 47203 (7.8 mi) and 46164 (9.2 mi).

Is 47280 a PO Box ZIP code?

47280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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