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47304

ZIP 47304 is in Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County; area code 765; Eastern time. Muncie has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Delaware
Metro area
Muncie, IN
Population
31,237
Coordinates
40.2363, -85.4598
☼ Live from 47304 — Muncie, IN

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Where 47304 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47304
  • 🔢 Type 47304 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,304 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 73. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47303 (Muncie, IN, 5 mi away) and 47305 (Muncie, IN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47304 becomes 40374 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sharpsburg, KY, 163 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03447, 04347, 04473, 04734, 04743, 30447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04734 in Blaine, ME, 978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% 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 47304 and you would come out at 40.24°S, 94.54°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 47304 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,237This ZIP31,237
Households13,599This ZIP13,599
Housing units14,527This ZIP14,527
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,215This ZIP$63,215Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$172,200This ZIP$172,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$994This ZIP$994Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%This ZIP41.9%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density900.2 / sq miThis ZIP900.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments666This ZIP666
Employees10,458This ZIP10,458
Annual payroll$402,076,000This ZIP$402,076,000
Tax returns filed14,000This ZIP14,000
Total adjusted gross income$976,903,000This ZIP$976,903,000

Land area

Land area34.70 sq miThis ZIP34.70 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 47304

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ZIP codes near 47304

ZIPCityDistance
47308 Muncie, IN 3.4 mi
47306 Muncie, IN 3.4 mi
47396 Yorktown, IN 4.4 mi
47305 Muncie, IN 4.9 mi
47303 Muncie, IN 5.0 mi
47307 Muncie, IN 5.2 mi
47342 Gaston, IN 6.9 mi
47302 Muncie, IN 8.7 mi
47334 Daleville, IN 9.6 mi
47338 Eaton, IN 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47304?

47304 is in Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County, part of the Muncie, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2363, -85.4598.

What county is 47304 in?

47304 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 47304?

Muncie uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47304 in?

47304 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47304?

About 31,237 people live in ZIP code 47304, in 13,599 households, at 900.2 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 47304?

$63,215 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47304?

The closest are 47308 (3.4 mi), 47306 (3.4 mi), 47396 (4.4 mi), 47305 (4.9 mi) and 47303 (5 mi).

Is 47304 a PO Box ZIP code?

47304 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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