47306
ZIP 47306 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
- 3,796
- Coordinates
- 40.2068, -85.4072
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Where 47306 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 47306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOELh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,306 = 2 × 7 × 31 × 109. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011100011001010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47305 (Muncie, IN, 1 mi away) and 47307 (Muncie, IN, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47306 becomes 60374, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03467, 03746, 04637, 04673, 04736, 04763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04736 in Caribou, ME, 983 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
- 🎯697 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47306 and you would come out at 40.21°S, 94.59°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 0.264 square miles of land, 47306 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 128 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,796This ZIP3,796 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.4This ZIP19.4Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 93.5%This ZIP93.5% |
| Mean commute | 11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min |
| Population density | 14,378.8 / sq miThis ZIP14,378.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 70This ZIP70 |
| Annual payroll | $4,496,000This ZIP$4,496,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47306
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47306
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47305 | Muncie, IN | 1.4 mi |
47308 | Muncie, IN | 1.6 mi |
47304 | Muncie, IN | 3.4 mi |
47307 | Muncie, IN | 3.6 mi |
47303 | Muncie, IN | 4.7 mi |
47302 | Muncie, IN | 5.6 mi |
47396 | Yorktown, IN | 5.9 mi |
47383 | Selma, IN | 8.2 mi |
47320 | Albany, IN | 8.4 mi |
47367 | Oakville, IN | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47306?
47306 is in Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County, part of the Muncie, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2068, -85.4072.
What county is 47306 in?
47306 lies in Delaware County.
What area code is 47306?
Muncie uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47306 in?
47306 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47306?
About 3,796 people live in ZIP code 47306, at 14,378.8 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 47306?
The closest are 47305 (1.4 mi), 47308 (1.6 mi), 47304 (3.4 mi), 47307 (3.6 mi) and 47303 (4.7 mi).
Is 47306 a PO Box ZIP code?
47306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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