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47305

ZIP 47305 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
3,556
Coordinates
40.1941, -85.3859
☼ Live from 47305 — Muncie, IN

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Where 47305 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47305
  • 🔢 Type 47305 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,305 = 5 × 9461. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47304 (Muncie, IN, 5 mi away) and 47306 (Muncie, IN, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47305 becomes 50374, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03457, 03574, 03745, 03754, 04357, 04537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04735 in Bridgewater, ME, 969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯698 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47305 and you would come out at 40.19°S, 94.61°E — 1,312 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 47305 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,556This ZIP3,556
Households1,764This ZIP1,764
Housing units2,310This ZIP2,310
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,389This ZIP$36,389Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$77,800This ZIP$77,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density2,698.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,698.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments241This ZIP241
Employees4,668This ZIP4,668
Annual payroll$269,698,000This ZIP$269,698,000
Tax returns filed1,380This ZIP1,380
Total adjusted gross income$53,681,000This ZIP$53,681,000

Land area

Land area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 47305

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ZIP codes near 47305

ZIPCityDistance
47306 Muncie, IN 1.4 mi
47308 Muncie, IN 2.4 mi
47307 Muncie, IN 3.7 mi
47302 Muncie, IN 4.5 mi
47304 Muncie, IN 4.9 mi
47303 Muncie, IN 5.4 mi
47383 Selma, IN 6.8 mi
47396 Yorktown, IN 6.9 mi
47367 Oakville, IN 7.6 mi
47320 Albany, IN 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47305?

47305 is in Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County, part of the Muncie, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1941, -85.3859.

What county is 47305 in?

47305 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 47305?

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

What time zone is 47305 in?

47305 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47305?

About 3,556 people live in ZIP code 47305, in 1,764 households, at 2,698.0 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 47305?

$36,389 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47305?

The closest are 47306 (1.4 mi), 47308 (2.4 mi), 47307 (3.7 mi), 47302 (4.5 mi) and 47304 (4.9 mi).

Is 47305 a PO Box ZIP code?

47305 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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