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47427

ZIP 47427 is Coal City, Indiana, mostly in Owen County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Owen +1 more
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
1,014
Coordinates
39.2368, -87.0075
☼ Live from 47427 — Coal City, IN

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Where 47427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47427
  • 🔢 Type 47427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,427 = 3 × 15809. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47426 (Clear Creek, IN, 27 mi away) and 47429 (Ellettsville, IN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47427 becomes 72474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walcott, AR, 298 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24477, 24747, 47247, 47274, 47724, 72447, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77442 in Garwood, TX, 866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯618 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47427 and you would come out at 39.24°S, 92.99°E — 1,317 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 51.5 square miles of land, 47427 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,014This ZIP1,014
Households387This ZIP387
Housing units466This ZIP466
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,920This ZIP$74,920Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$122,600This ZIP$122,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$626This ZIP$626Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density19.7 / sq miThis ZIP19.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$1,349,000This ZIP$1,349,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$24,467,000This ZIP$24,467,000

Land area

Land area51.52 sq miThis ZIP51.52 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 47427 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Owen County 88.4%
Clay County 11.6%

ZIP codes near 47427

ZIPCityDistance
47431 Freedom, IN 5.0 mi
47455 Patricksburg, IN 5.9 mi
47841 Clay City, IN 6.4 mi
47471 Worthington, IN 6.5 mi
47833 Bowling Green, IN 8.6 mi
47438 Jasonville, IN 10.5 mi
47858 Lewis, IN 11.7 mi
47460 Spencer, IN 11.8 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 12.1 mi
47465 Switz City, IN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47427?

47427 is in Coal City, Indiana, in Owen County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2368, -87.0075.

What county is 47427 in?

47427 spans 2 counties: Owen County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Owen 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 47427?

Coal City uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47427 in?

47427 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47427?

About 1,014 people live in ZIP code 47427, in 387 households, at 19.7 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 47427?

$74,920 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47427?

The closest are 47431 (5 mi), 47455 (5.9 mi), 47841 (6.4 mi), 47471 (6.5 mi) and 47833 (8.6 mi).

Is 47427 a PO Box ZIP code?

47427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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