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47342

ZIP 47342 is Gaston, Indiana, in Delaware County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Delaware
Metro area
Muncie, IN
Population
2,710
Coordinates
40.3286, -85.5080
☼ Live from 47342 — Gaston, IN

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Where 47342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47342
  • 🔢 Type 47342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,342 = 2 × 23671. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47341 (Fountain City, IN, 41 mi away) and 47344 (Greensboro, IN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47342 becomes 24374 — and that is a real ZIP code: Speedwell, VA, 337 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, 927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯691 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47342 and you would come out at 40.33°S, 94.49°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 47342 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,710This ZIP2,710
Households987This ZIP987
Housing units1,065This ZIP1,065
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,030This ZIP$75,030Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$173,300This ZIP$173,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density55.2 / sq miThis ZIP55.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$5,622,000This ZIP$5,622,000
Tax returns filed1,250This ZIP1,250
Total adjusted gross income$82,077,000This ZIP$82,077,000

Land area

Land area49.12 sq miThis ZIP49.12 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 47342

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ZIP codes near 47342

ZIPCityDistance
46957 Matthews, IN 4.2 mi
46930 Fowlerton, IN 6.5 mi
47304 Muncie, IN 6.9 mi
47303 Muncie, IN 7.9 mi
46070 Summitville, IN 8.1 mi
46938 Jonesboro, IN 8.4 mi
46989 Upland, IN 8.4 mi
47338 Eaton, IN 9.0 mi
47308 Muncie, IN 9.1 mi
46001 Alexandria, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47342?

47342 is in Gaston, Indiana, in Delaware County, part of the Muncie, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3286, -85.5080.

What county is 47342 in?

47342 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 47342?

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

What time zone is 47342 in?

47342 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47342?

About 2,710 people live in ZIP code 47342, in 987 households, at 55.2 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 47342?

$75,030 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47342?

The closest are 46957 (4.2 mi), 46930 (6.5 mi), 47304 (6.9 mi), 47303 (7.9 mi) and 46070 (8.1 mi).

Is 47342 a PO Box ZIP code?

47342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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