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47429

ZIP 47429 is Ellettsville, Indiana, in Monroe County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Monroe
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
7,399
Coordinates
39.2758, -86.6145
☼ Live from 47429 — Ellettsville, IN

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Where 47429 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47429
  • 🔢 Type 47429 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,429 = 43 × 1103. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47427 (Coal City, IN, 21 mi away) and 47431 (Freedom, IN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47429 becomes 92474, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯638 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47429 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 93.39°E — 1,332 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 24.0 square miles of land, 47429 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,399This ZIP7,399
Households2,767This ZIP2,767
Housing units3,026This ZIP3,026
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,378This ZIP$92,378Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$246,800This ZIP$246,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$797This ZIP$797Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density308.4 / sq miThis ZIP308.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees1,621This ZIP1,621
Annual payroll$73,181,000This ZIP$73,181,000
Tax returns filed3,910This ZIP3,910
Total adjusted gross income$269,895,000This ZIP$269,895,000

Land area

Land area23.99 sq miThis ZIP23.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47429

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

ZIP codes near 47429

ZIPCityDistance
47464 Stinesville, IN 2.5 mi
47404 Bloomington, IN 4.1 mi
47433 Gosport, IN 5.7 mi
47408 Bloomington, IN 8.5 mi
47406 Bloomington, IN 8.8 mi
47405 Bloomington, IN 9.0 mi
47402 Bloomington, IN 9.3 mi
47407 Bloomington, IN 9.3 mi
47426 Clear Creek, IN 9.3 mi
47460 Spencer, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47429?

47429 is in Ellettsville, Indiana, in Monroe County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2758, -86.6145.

What county is 47429 in?

47429 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 47429?

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

What time zone is 47429 in?

47429 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47429?

About 7,399 people live in ZIP code 47429, in 2,767 households, at 308.4 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 47429?

$92,378 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47429?

The closest are 47464 (2.5 mi), 47404 (4.1 mi), 47433 (5.7 mi), 47408 (8.5 mi) and 47406 (8.8 mi).

Is 47429 a PO Box ZIP code?

47429 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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