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47388

ZIP 47388 is Sulphur Springs, Indiana, in Henry County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Henry
Metro area
New Castle, IN
Population
398
Coordinates
40.0056, -85.4434
☼ Live from 47388 — Sulphur Springs, IN

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Where 47388 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47388
  • 🔢 Type 47388 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,388 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 359. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47387 (Straughn, IN, 14 mi away) and 47390 (Union City, IN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47388 becomes 88374, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34788, 37848, 38478, 38487, 38748, 38847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83847 in Naples, ID, 1,629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯696 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47388 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 94.56°E — 1,310 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 0.199 square miles of land, 47388 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 96 football fields.
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People and housing

Population398This ZIP398
Households168This ZIP168
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,125This ZIP$48,125Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$142,600This ZIP$142,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%This ZIP37.2%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density2,000.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,000.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$4,677,000This ZIP$4,677,000

Land area

Land area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47388

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ZIP codes near 47388

ZIPCityDistance
47361 Mount Summit, IN 3.1 mi
47356 Middletown, IN 3.8 mi
47386 Springport, IN 4.6 mi
47367 Oakville, IN 6.0 mi
47362 New Castle, IN 6.4 mi
47351 Kennard, IN 8.1 mi
47334 Daleville, IN 8.1 mi
47384 Shirley, IN 8.8 mi
47344 Greensboro, IN 8.8 mi
46056 Markleville, IN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47388?

47388 is in Sulphur Springs, Indiana, in Henry County, part of the New Castle, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0056, -85.4434.

What county is 47388 in?

47388 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 47388?

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

What time zone is 47388 in?

47388 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47388?

About 398 people live in ZIP code 47388, in 168 households, at 2,000.0 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 47388?

$48,125 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47388?

The closest are 47361 (3.1 mi), 47356 (3.8 mi), 47386 (4.6 mi), 47367 (6 mi) and 47362 (6.4 mi).

Is 47388 a PO Box ZIP code?

47388 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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