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47406

ZIP 47406 is in Bloomington, Indiana, 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
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
8,208
Coordinates
39.1751, -86.5151
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Where 47406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47406
  • 🔢 Type 47406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,406 = 2 × 3 × 7901. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47405 (Bloomington, IN, 1 mi away) and 47407 (Bloomington, IN, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47406 becomes 60474 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Wilmington, IL, 167 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04476, 04674, 04746, 04764, 06447, 06474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04746 in Grand Isle, ME, 1,076 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯644 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47406 and you would come out at 39.18°S, 93.48°E — 1,341 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 0.594 square miles of land, 47406 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 287 football fields.
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People and housing

Population8,208This ZIP8,208
Households15This ZIP15
Housing units21This ZIP21
Median age19.1This ZIP19.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median gross rent$1,219This ZIP$1,219Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%This ZIP60.0%
Mean commute14.8 minThis ZIP14.8 min
Population density13,818.2 / sq miThis ZIP13,818.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees144This ZIP144
Annual payroll$15,153,000This ZIP$15,153,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$2,154,000This ZIP$2,154,000

Land area

Land area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47406

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ZIP codes near 47406

ZIPCityDistance
47405 Bloomington, IN 0.6 mi
47402 Bloomington, IN 0.7 mi
47407 Bloomington, IN 0.7 mi
47426 Clear Creek, IN 0.7 mi
47408 Bloomington, IN 4.6 mi
47404 Bloomington, IN 5.1 mi
47401 Bloomington, IN 6.4 mi
47458 Smithville, IN 7.3 mi
47403 Bloomington, IN 8.1 mi
47429 Ellettsville, IN 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47406?

47406 is in Bloomington, Indiana, in Monroe County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1751, -86.5151.

What county is 47406 in?

47406 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 47406?

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

What time zone is 47406 in?

47406 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47406?

About 8,208 people live in ZIP code 47406, in 15 households, at 13,818.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 47406?

The closest are 47405 (0.6 mi), 47402 (0.7 mi), 47407 (0.7 mi), 47426 (0.7 mi) and 47408 (4.6 mi).

Is 47406 a PO Box ZIP code?

47406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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