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47420

ZIP 47420 is Avoca, Indiana, in Lawrence County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Lawrence
Metro area
Bedford, IN
Population
89
Coordinates
38.9192, -86.5494
☼ Live from 47420 — Avoca, IN

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Where 47420 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47420
  • 🔢 Type 47420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2371. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47408 (Bloomington, IN, 22 mi away) and 47421 (Bedford, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47420 becomes 02474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arlington, MA, 841 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02447, 02474, 02744, 04274, 04427, 04472, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04742 in Fort Fairfield, ME, 1,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯645 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47420 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 93.45°E — 1,346 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.476 square miles of land, 47420 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 230 football fields.
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People and housing

Population89This ZIP89
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units44This ZIP44
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$113,333This ZIP$113,333Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Population density187.0 / sq miThis ZIP187.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$264,000This ZIP$264,000

Land area

Land area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47420

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

ZIP codes near 47420

ZIPCityDistance
47451 Oolitic, IN 2.3 mi
47462 Springville, IN 5.9 mi
47434 Harrodsburg, IN 6.5 mi
47421 Bedford, IN 6.5 mi
47470 Williams, IN 8.8 mi
47436 Heltonville, IN 9.1 mi
47458 Smithville, IN 10.7 mi
47403 Bloomington, IN 12.0 mi
47453 Owensburg, IN 12.0 mi
47446 Mitchell, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47420?

47420 is in Avoca, Indiana, in Lawrence County, part of the Bedford, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9192, -86.5494.

What county is 47420 in?

47420 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 47420?

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

What time zone is 47420 in?

47420 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47420?

About 89 people live in ZIP code 47420, in 44 households, at 187.0 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 47420?

$113,333 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47420?

The closest are 47451 (2.3 mi), 47462 (5.9 mi), 47434 (6.5 mi), 47421 (6.5 mi) and 47470 (8.8 mi).

Is 47420 a PO Box ZIP code?

47420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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