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47324

ZIP 47324 is Boston, Indiana, in Wayne County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Wayne
Metro area
Richmond, IN
Population
246
Coordinates
39.7412, -84.8518
☼ Live from 47324 — Boston, IN

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Where 47324 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47324
  • 🔢 Type 47324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,324 = 2 × 2 × 11831. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47322 (Bentonville, IN, 18 mi away) and 47325 (Brownsville, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47324 becomes 42374 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Carrollton, KY, 207 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34274 in Nokomis, FL, 881 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯728 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47324 and you would come out at 39.74°S, 95.15°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.220 square miles of land, 47324 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 106 football fields.
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People and housing

Population246This ZIP246
Households81This ZIP81
Housing units93This ZIP93
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,893This ZIP$70,893Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$75,500This ZIP$75,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%This ZIP9.7%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density1,118.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,118.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$762,000This ZIP$762,000

Land area

Land area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47324

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ZIP codes near 47324

ZIPCityDistance
47375 Richmond, IN 6.4 mi
47374 Richmond, IN 6.7 mi
47353 Liberty, IN 9.0 mi
45320 Eaton, OH 9.1 mi
47325 Brownsville, IN 9.2 mi
47330 Centerville, IN 9.6 mi
45347 New Paris, OH 11.1 mi
45003 College Corner, OH 11.2 mi
45321 Eldorado, OH 12.2 mi
47003 West College Corner, IN 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47324?

47324 is in Boston, Indiana, in Wayne County, part of the Richmond, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7412, -84.8518.

What county is 47324 in?

47324 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 47324?

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

What time zone is 47324 in?

47324 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47324?

About 246 people live in ZIP code 47324, in 81 households, at 1,118.2 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 47324?

$70,893 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47324?

The closest are 47375 (6.4 mi), 47374 (6.7 mi), 47353 (9 mi), 45320 (9.1 mi) and 47325 (9.2 mi).

Is 47324 a PO Box ZIP code?

47324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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