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47436

ZIP 47436 is Heltonville, Indiana, mostly in Lawrence County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Lawrence +1 more
Metro area
Bedford, IN
Population
1,796
Coordinates
38.9541, -86.3860
☼ Live from 47436 — Heltonville, IN

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Where 47436 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47436
  • 🔢 Type 47436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,436 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 59 × 67. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47435 (Helmsburg, IN, 22 mi away) and 47437 (Huron, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47436 becomes 63474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wyaconda, MO, 308 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34476, 34674, 34746, 36474, 36744, 37644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76443 in Cross Plains, TX, 861 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯653 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47436 and you would come out at 38.95°S, 93.61°E — 1,338 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 52.5 square miles of land, 47436 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,796This ZIP1,796
Households672This ZIP672
Housing units758This ZIP758
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,278This ZIP$75,278Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$210,800This ZIP$210,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$799This ZIP$799Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density34.2 / sq miThis ZIP34.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$2,941,000This ZIP$2,941,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$48,210,000This ZIP$48,210,000

Land area

Land area52.46 sq miThis ZIP52.46 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 47436 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 69.9%
Monroe County 30.1%

ZIP codes near 47436

ZIPCityDistance
47421 Bedford, IN 7.2 mi
47264 Norman, IN 7.5 mi
47451 Oolitic, IN 8.6 mi
47420 Avoca, IN 9.1 mi
47434 Harrodsburg, IN 9.5 mi
47249 Kurtz, IN 9.8 mi
47458 Smithville, IN 10.3 mi
47401 Bloomington, IN 10.7 mi
47260 Medora, IN 13.0 mi
47467 Tunnelton, IN 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47436?

47436 is in Heltonville, Indiana, in Lawrence County, part of the Bedford, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9541, -86.3860.

What county is 47436 in?

47436 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 47436?

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

What time zone is 47436 in?

47436 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47436?

About 1,796 people live in ZIP code 47436, in 672 households, at 34.2 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 47436?

$75,278 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47436?

The closest are 47421 (7.2 mi), 47264 (7.5 mi), 47451 (8.6 mi), 47420 (9.1 mi) and 47434 (9.5 mi).

Is 47436 a PO Box ZIP code?

47436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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