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47421

ZIP 47421 is Bedford, Indiana, mostly in Lawrence County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Lawrence +1 more
Metro area
Bedford, IN
Population
27,599
Coordinates
38.8635, -86.4522
☼ Live from 47421 — Bedford, IN

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Where 47421 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47421
  • 🔢 Type 47421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,421 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 479. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47420 (Avoca, IN, 6 mi away) and 47424 (Bloomfield, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47421 becomes 12474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roxbury, NY, 665 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12474, 14427, 14472, 14724, 14742, 17244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12474 in Roxbury, NY, 665 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯651 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47421 and you would come out at 38.86°S, 93.55°E — 1,340 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 184.4 square miles of land, 47421 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,599This ZIP27,599
Households12,273This ZIP12,273
Housing units13,038This ZIP13,038
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,108This ZIP$68,108Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$188,100This ZIP$188,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$835This ZIP$835Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density149.6 / sq miThis ZIP149.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments684This ZIP684
Employees9,284This ZIP9,284
Annual payroll$452,374,000This ZIP$452,374,000
Tax returns filed13,330This ZIP13,330
Total adjusted gross income$835,986,000This ZIP$835,986,000

Land area

Land area184.44 sq miThis ZIP184.44 sq mi
Water area1.49 sq miThis ZIP1.49 sq mi

Counties 47421 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 99.8%
Monroe County 0.2%

Other place names in 47421

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

ZIP codes near 47421

ZIPCityDistance
47451 Oolitic, IN 4.4 mi
47420 Avoca, IN 6.5 mi
47436 Heltonville, IN 7.2 mi
47467 Tunnelton, IN 8.8 mi
47446 Mitchell, IN 9.6 mi
47470 Williams, IN 10.8 mi
47434 Harrodsburg, IN 11.5 mi
47462 Springville, IN 12.4 mi
47264 Norman, IN 13.5 mi
47260 Medora, IN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47421?

47421 is in Bedford, Indiana, in Lawrence County, part of the Bedford, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8635, -86.4522.

What county is 47421 in?

47421 spans 2 counties: Lawrence County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Lawrence 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 47421?

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

What time zone is 47421 in?

47421 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47421?

About 27,599 people live in ZIP code 47421, in 12,273 households, at 149.6 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 47421?

$68,108 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47421?

The closest are 47451 (4.4 mi), 47420 (6.5 mi), 47436 (7.2 mi), 47467 (8.8 mi) and 47446 (9.6 mi).

Is 47421 a PO Box ZIP code?

47421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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