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47451

ZIP 47451 is Oolitic, 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
1,595
Coordinates
38.8918, -86.5254
☼ Live from 47451 — Oolitic, IN

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Where 47451 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47451
  • 🔢 Type 47451 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IShLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,451 = 3 × 15817. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47449 (Newberry, IN, 25 mi away) and 47452 (Orleans, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47451 becomes 15474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Point Marion, PA, 359 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14475, 14547, 14745, 14754, 15447, 15474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57441 in Frederick, SD, 776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯647 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47451 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 93.47°E — 1,344 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 47451 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 532 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,595This ZIP1,595
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units732This ZIP732
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,938This ZIP$60,938Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$126,400This ZIP$126,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density1,451.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,451.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees137This ZIP137
Annual payroll$7,530,000This ZIP$7,530,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$30,044,000This ZIP$30,044,000

Land area

Land area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47451

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ZIP codes near 47451

ZIPCityDistance
47420 Avoca, IN 2.3 mi
47421 Bedford, IN 4.4 mi
47462 Springville, IN 8.0 mi
47470 Williams, IN 8.3 mi
47434 Harrodsburg, IN 8.4 mi
47436 Heltonville, IN 8.6 mi
47446 Mitchell, IN 11.0 mi
47458 Smithville, IN 12.4 mi
47467 Tunnelton, IN 13.0 mi
47453 Owensburg, IN 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47451?

47451 is in Oolitic, Indiana, in Lawrence County, part of the Bedford, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8918, -86.5254.

What county is 47451 in?

47451 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 47451?

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

What time zone is 47451 in?

47451 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47451?

About 1,595 people live in ZIP code 47451, in 614 households, at 1,451.3 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 47451?

$60,938 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47451?

The closest are 47420 (2.3 mi), 47421 (4.4 mi), 47462 (8 mi), 47470 (8.3 mi) and 47434 (8.4 mi).

Is 47451 a PO Box ZIP code?

47451 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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