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47362

ZIP 47362 is New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Henry
Metro area
New Castle, IN
Population
29,337
Coordinates
39.9320, -85.3696
☼ Live from 47362 — New Castle, IN

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Where 47362 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47362
  • 🔢 Type 47362 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,362 = 2 × 7 × 17 × 199. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47361 (Mount Summit, IN, 5 mi away) and 47366 (New Lisbon, IN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47362 becomes 26374 — and that is a real ZIP code: Independence, WV, 294 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76432 in Blanket, TX, 935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47362 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 94.63°E — 1,305 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 147.7 square miles of land, 47362 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,337This ZIP29,337
Households10,763This ZIP10,763
Housing units12,348This ZIP12,348
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,258This ZIP$60,258Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$146,800This ZIP$146,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$786This ZIP$786Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density198.6 / sq miThis ZIP198.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments516This ZIP516
Employees7,735This ZIP7,735
Annual payroll$334,286,000This ZIP$334,286,000
Tax returns filed12,430This ZIP12,430
Total adjusted gross income$712,260,000This ZIP$712,260,000

Land area

Land area147.73 sq miThis ZIP147.73 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi

Other place names in 47362

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

ZIP codes near 47362

ZIPCityDistance
47361 Mount Summit, IN 5.1 mi
47344 Greensboro, IN 6.2 mi
47388 Sulphur Springs, IN 6.4 mi
47387 Straughn, IN 7.5 mi
47366 New Lisbon, IN 7.6 mi
47385 Spiceland, IN 8.0 mi
47360 Mooreland, IN 8.0 mi
47351 Kennard, IN 8.2 mi
47386 Springport, IN 8.5 mi
47352 Lewisville, IN 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47362?

47362 is in New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County, part of the New Castle, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9320, -85.3696.

What county is 47362 in?

47362 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 47362?

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

What time zone is 47362 in?

47362 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47362?

About 29,337 people live in ZIP code 47362, in 10,763 households, at 198.6 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 47362?

$60,258 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47362?

The closest are 47361 (5.1 mi), 47344 (6.2 mi), 47388 (6.4 mi), 47387 (7.5 mi) and 47366 (7.6 mi).

Is 47362 a PO Box ZIP code?

47362 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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