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47283

ZIP 47283 is Westport, Indiana, mostly in Decatur County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Decatur +2 more
Metro area
Greensburg, IN
Population
4,305
Coordinates
39.1700, -85.5879
☼ Live from 47283 — Westport, IN

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Where 47283 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47283
  • 🔢 Type 47283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,283 = 3 × 15761. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47282 (Vernon, IN, 13 mi away) and 47302 (Muncie, IN, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47283 becomes 38274, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,606 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯694 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47283 and you would come out at 39.17°S, 94.41°E — 1,301 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 66.7 square miles of land, 47283 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,305This ZIP4,305
Households1,628This ZIP1,628
Housing units1,713This ZIP1,713
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,028This ZIP$74,028Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$174,000This ZIP$174,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$710This ZIP$710Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density64.5 / sq miThis ZIP64.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees267This ZIP267
Annual payroll$10,829,000This ZIP$10,829,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$99,036,000This ZIP$99,036,000

Land area

Land area66.74 sq miThis ZIP66.74 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 47283 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Decatur County 81.5%
Jennings County 14.3%
Bartholomew County 4.2%

Other place names in 47283

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ZIP codes near 47283

ZIPCityDistance
47244 Hartsville, IN 7.0 mi
47236 Grammer, IN 7.5 mi
47223 Butlerville, IN 9.8 mi
47261 Millhousen, IN 9.9 mi
47273 Scipio, IN 10.3 mi
47240 Greensburg, IN 11.1 mi
47265 North Vernon, IN 11.4 mi
47232 Elizabethtown, IN 11.6 mi
47282 Vernon, IN 12.8 mi
47246 Hope, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47283?

47283 is in Westport, Indiana, in Decatur County, part of the Greensburg, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1700, -85.5879.

What county is 47283 in?

47283 spans 3 counties: Decatur County, Jennings County and Bartholomew County. Most of it falls in Decatur 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 47283?

Westport uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47283 in?

47283 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47283?

About 4,305 people live in ZIP code 47283, in 1,628 households, at 64.5 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 47283?

$74,028 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47283?

The closest are 47244 (7 mi), 47236 (7.5 mi), 47223 (9.8 mi), 47261 (9.9 mi) and 47273 (10.3 mi).

Is 47283 a PO Box ZIP code?

47283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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