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47396

ZIP 47396 is Yorktown, Indiana, in Delaware County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Delaware
Metro area
Muncie, IN
Population
7,712
Coordinates
40.1892, -85.5172
☼ Live from 47396 — Yorktown, IN

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Where 47396 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47396
  • 🔢 Type 47396 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGELh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,396 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 17 × 41. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47394 (Winchester, IN, 28 mi away) and 47401 (Bloomington, IN, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47396 becomes 69374, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34679, 34697, 34769, 36749, 37694, 39476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96374 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,372 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 47396 and you would come out at 40.19°S, 94.48°E — 1,318 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 47396 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,712This ZIP7,712
Households2,930This ZIP2,930
Housing units3,093This ZIP3,093
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,125This ZIP$78,125Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$175,000This ZIP$175,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%This ZIP33.7%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density225.1 / sq miThis ZIP225.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees1,435This ZIP1,435
Annual payroll$66,813,000This ZIP$66,813,000
Tax returns filed3,780This ZIP3,780
Total adjusted gross income$347,826,000This ZIP$347,826,000

Land area

Land area34.26 sq miThis ZIP34.26 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 47396

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

ZIP codes near 47396

ZIPCityDistance
47307 Muncie, IN 4.3 mi
47304 Muncie, IN 4.4 mi
47334 Daleville, IN 5.7 mi
47306 Muncie, IN 5.9 mi
46012 Anderson, IN 6.3 mi
47308 Muncie, IN 6.9 mi
47305 Muncie, IN 6.9 mi
46001 Alexandria, IN 8.6 mi
47302 Muncie, IN 8.6 mi
47303 Muncie, IN 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47396?

47396 is in Yorktown, Indiana, in Delaware County, part of the Muncie, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1892, -85.5172.

What county is 47396 in?

47396 lies in Delaware County.

What area code is 47396?

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

What time zone is 47396 in?

47396 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47396?

About 7,712 people live in ZIP code 47396, in 2,930 households, at 225.1 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 47396?

$78,125 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47396?

The closest are 47307 (4.3 mi), 47304 (4.4 mi), 47334 (5.7 mi), 47306 (5.9 mi) and 46012 (6.3 mi).

Is 47396 a PO Box ZIP code?

47396 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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