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47281

ZIP 47281 is Vallonia, Indiana, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Seymour, IN
Population
1,541
Coordinates
38.7885, -86.1063
☼ Live from 47281 — Vallonia, IN

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Where 47281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47281
  • 🔢 Type 47281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,281 = 13 × 3637. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47280 (Taylorsville, IN, 36 mi away) and 47282 (Vernon, IN, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47281 becomes 18274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯670 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47281 and you would come out at 38.79°S, 93.89°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 59.0 square miles of land, 47281 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,541This ZIP1,541
Households581This ZIP581
Housing units636This ZIP636
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$182,600This ZIP$182,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density26.1 / sq miThis ZIP26.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$1,811,000This ZIP$1,811,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$53,581,000This ZIP$53,581,000

Land area

Land area58.99 sq miThis ZIP58.99 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Counties 47281 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 60.3%
Washington County 39.7%

Other place names in 47281

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

ZIP codes near 47281

ZIPCityDistance
47260 Medora, IN 5.9 mi
47220 Brownstown, IN 6.8 mi
47167 Salem, IN 12.6 mi
47108 Campbellsburg, IN 12.8 mi
47467 Tunnelton, IN 12.9 mi
47249 Kurtz, IN 13.0 mi
47229 Crothersville, IN 13.1 mi
47228 Cortland, IN 15.0 mi
47264 Norman, IN 15.3 mi
47274 Seymour, IN 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47281?

47281 is in Vallonia, Indiana, in Jackson County, part of the Seymour, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7885, -86.1063.

What county is 47281 in?

47281 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Washington 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 47281?

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

What time zone is 47281 in?

47281 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47281?

About 1,541 people live in ZIP code 47281, in 581 households, at 26.1 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 47281?

$96,250 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47281?

The closest are 47260 (5.9 mi), 47220 (6.8 mi), 47167 (12.6 mi), 47108 (12.8 mi) and 47467 (12.9 mi).

Is 47281 a PO Box ZIP code?

47281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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