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Where 47457 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.
- 🔢 Type 47457 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LShLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,457 = 3 × 3 × 5273. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011100101100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47456 (Quincy, IN, 40 mi away) and 47458 (Smithville, IN, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47457 becomes 75474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Quinlan, TX, 660 miles away.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47547, 47574, 54747, 54774, 57474, 57744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57744 in Hermosa, SD, 900 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
- 🎯626 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47457 and you would come out at 38.91°S, 93.10°E — 1,336 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
- 📏 At 0.009 square miles of land, 47457 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 4 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47457
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47457
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47449 | Newberry, IN | 4.9 mi |
47522 | Crane, IN | 6.0 mi |
47562 | Odon, IN | 6.6 mi |
47453 | Owensburg, IN | 7.4 mi |
47424 | Bloomfield, IN | 7.6 mi |
47439 | Koleen, IN | 9.2 mi |
47529 | Elnora, IN | 9.7 mi |
47443 | Lyons, IN | 10.3 mi |
47465 | Switz City, IN | 12.6 mi |
47462 | Springville, IN | 14.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47457?
47457 is in Scotland, Indiana, in Greene County. Its published point location is 38.9118, -86.9047.
What county is 47457 in?
47457 lies in Greene County.
What area code is 47457?
Scotland uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47457 in?
47457 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47457?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 47457. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47457?
The closest are 47449 (4.9 mi), 47522 (6 mi), 47562 (6.6 mi), 47453 (7.4 mi) and 47424 (7.6 mi).
Is 47457 a PO Box ZIP code?
47457 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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