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47387

ZIP 47387 is Straughn, Indiana, in Henry County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Henry
Metro area
New Castle, IN
Population
603
Coordinates
39.8385, -85.2985
☼ Live from 47387 — Straughn, IN

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Where 47387 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47387
  • 🔢 Type 47387 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47387 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47386 (Springport, IN, 16 mi away) and 47388 (Sulphur Springs, IN, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47387 becomes 78374 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, TX, 1,073 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84737 in Hurricane, UT, 1,519 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47387 and you would come out at 39.84°S, 94.70°E — 1,299 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 17.6 square miles of land, 47387 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population603This ZIP603
Households238This ZIP238
Housing units350This ZIP350
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$86,818This ZIP$86,818Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$152,000This ZIP$152,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density34.2 / sq miThis ZIP34.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$3,742,000This ZIP$3,742,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$19,768,000This ZIP$19,768,000

Land area

Land area17.65 sq miThis ZIP17.65 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 47387

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ZIP codes near 47387

ZIPCityDistance
47366 New Lisbon, IN 2.6 mi
47352 Lewisville, IN 4.7 mi
47335 Dublin, IN 5.2 mi
47327 Cambridge City, IN 6.4 mi
47362 New Castle, IN 7.5 mi
47337 Dunreith, IN 7.8 mi
47385 Spiceland, IN 7.8 mi
46127 Falmouth, IN 8.4 mi
47370 Pershing, IN 8.7 mi
47344 Greensboro, IN 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47387?

47387 is in Straughn, Indiana, in Henry County, part of the New Castle, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8385, -85.2985.

What county is 47387 in?

47387 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 47387?

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

What time zone is 47387 in?

47387 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47387?

About 603 people live in ZIP code 47387, in 238 households, at 34.2 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 47387?

$86,818 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47387?

The closest are 47366 (2.6 mi), 47352 (4.7 mi), 47335 (5.2 mi), 47327 (6.4 mi) and 47362 (7.5 mi).

Is 47387 a PO Box ZIP code?

47387 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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