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47401

ZIP 47401 is in Bloomington, Indiana, mostly in Monroe County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time. Bloomington has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
40,607
Coordinates
39.1023, -86.4428
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Where 47401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47401
  • 🔢 Type 47401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,401 = 107 × 443. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47396 (Yorktown, IN, 90 mi away) and 47402 (Bloomington, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47401 becomes 10474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bronx, NY, 675 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01474, 04417, 04471, 04741, 10474, 14047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04471 in Orient, ME, 1,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯649 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47401 and you would come out at 39.10°S, 93.56°E — 1,344 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 82.6 square miles of land, 47401 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,607This ZIP40,607
Households19,729This ZIP19,729
Housing units21,594This ZIP21,594
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,906This ZIP$66,906Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$364,600This ZIP$364,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.2%This ZIP62.2%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density491.5 / sq miThis ZIP491.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments944This ZIP944
Employees12,927This ZIP12,927
Annual payroll$510,137,000This ZIP$510,137,000
Tax returns filed18,300This ZIP18,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,838,287,000This ZIP$1,838,287,000

Land area

Land area82.62 sq miThis ZIP82.62 sq mi
Water area14.51 sq miThis ZIP14.51 sq mi

Counties 47401 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 96.8%
Brown County 3.2%

Other place names in 47401

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ZIP codes near 47401

ZIPCityDistance
47458 Smithville, IN 4.1 mi
47402 Bloomington, IN 5.8 mi
47407 Bloomington, IN 5.8 mi
47426 Clear Creek, IN 5.8 mi
47405 Bloomington, IN 6.2 mi
47406 Bloomington, IN 6.4 mi
47434 Harrodsburg, IN 8.3 mi
47408 Bloomington, IN 8.9 mi
47403 Bloomington, IN 9.2 mi
47436 Heltonville, IN 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47401?

47401 is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1023, -86.4428.

What county is 47401 in?

47401 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and Brown County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 47401?

Bloomington uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47401 in?

47401 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47401?

About 40,607 people live in ZIP code 47401, in 19,729 households, at 491.5 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 47401?

$66,906 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47401?

The closest are 47458 (4.1 mi), 47402 (5.8 mi), 47407 (5.8 mi), 47426 (5.8 mi) and 47405 (6.2 mi).

Is 47401 a PO Box ZIP code?

47401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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