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47359

ZIP 47359 is Montpelier, Indiana, mostly in Blackford County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Blackford +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,528
Coordinates
40.5522, -85.2865
☼ Live from 47359 — Montpelier, IN

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Where 47359 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47359
  • 🔢 Type 47359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,359 = 13 × 3643. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47358 (Modoc, IN, 35 mi away) and 47360 (Mooreland, IN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47359 becomes 95374 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stevinson, CA, 1,912 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95437 in Fort Bragg, CA, 2,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯703 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47359 and you would come out at 40.55°S, 94.71°E — 1,315 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 56.9 square miles of land, 47359 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,528This ZIP3,528
Households1,323This ZIP1,323
Housing units1,490This ZIP1,490
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,607This ZIP$71,607Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$121,900This ZIP$121,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$649This ZIP$649Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density62.0 / sq miThis ZIP62.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees510This ZIP510
Annual payroll$21,637,000This ZIP$21,637,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$74,951,000This ZIP$74,951,000

Land area

Land area56.90 sq miThis ZIP56.90 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 47359 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blackford County 62.8%
Wells County 37.2%

Other place names in 47359

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47359

ZIPCityDistance
46781 Poneto, IN 5.6 mi
47348 Hartford City, IN 6.6 mi
46759 Keystone, IN 6.7 mi
46778 Petroleum, IN 7.4 mi
47369 Pennville, IN 8.2 mi
46766 Liberty Center, IN 10.8 mi
47336 Dunkirk, IN 11.3 mi
46792 Warren, IN 12.3 mi
46989 Upland, IN 12.5 mi
46991 Van Buren, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47359?

47359 is in Montpelier, Indiana, in Blackford County. Its published point location is 40.5522, -85.2865.

What county is 47359 in?

47359 spans 2 counties: Blackford County and Wells County. Most of it falls in Blackford County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 47359?

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

What time zone is 47359 in?

47359 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47359?

About 3,528 people live in ZIP code 47359, in 1,323 households, at 62.0 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 47359?

$71,607 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47359?

The closest are 46781 (5.6 mi), 47348 (6.6 mi), 46759 (6.7 mi), 46778 (7.4 mi) and 47369 (8.2 mi).

Is 47359 a PO Box ZIP code?

47359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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