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47460

ZIP 47460 is Spencer, Indiana, mostly in Owen County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Owen +2 more
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
11,006
Coordinates
39.2721, -86.7918
☼ Live from 47460 — Spencer, IN

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Where 47460 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47460
  • 🔢 Type 47460 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OghLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,460 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 113. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47459 (Solsberry, IN, 11 mi away) and 47462 (Springville, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47460 becomes 06474 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Westchester, CT, 773 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04476, 04674, 04746, 04764, 06447, 06474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04746 in Grand Isle, ME, 1,084 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯629 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47460 and you would come out at 39.27°S, 93.21°E — 1,325 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 150.5 square miles of land, 47460 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,006This ZIP11,006
Households4,485This ZIP4,485
Housing units5,000This ZIP5,000
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,447This ZIP$68,447Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$193,000This ZIP$193,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density73.1 / sq miThis ZIP73.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments253This ZIP253
Employees3,633This ZIP3,633
Annual payroll$164,873,000This ZIP$164,873,000
Tax returns filed5,410This ZIP5,410
Total adjusted gross income$334,983,000This ZIP$334,983,000

Land area

Land area150.54 sq miThis ZIP150.54 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 47460 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Owen County 96.8%
Monroe County 2.1%
Greene County 1.1%

Other place names in 47460

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

ZIP codes near 47460

ZIPCityDistance
47431 Freedom, IN 6.9 mi
47464 Stinesville, IN 7.8 mi
47455 Patricksburg, IN 9.3 mi
47429 Ellettsville, IN 9.5 mi
47433 Gosport, IN 9.9 mi
47459 Solsberry, IN 11.2 mi
47868 Poland, IN 11.3 mi
47404 Bloomington, IN 11.3 mi
47833 Bowling Green, IN 11.5 mi
47427 Coal City, IN 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47460?

47460 is in Spencer, Indiana, in Owen County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2721, -86.7918.

What county is 47460 in?

47460 spans 3 counties: Owen County, Monroe County and Greene 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 47460?

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

What time zone is 47460 in?

47460 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47460?

About 11,006 people live in ZIP code 47460, in 4,485 households, at 73.1 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 47460?

$68,447 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47460?

The closest are 47431 (6.9 mi), 47464 (7.8 mi), 47455 (9.3 mi), 47429 (9.5 mi) and 47433 (9.9 mi).

Is 47460 a PO Box ZIP code?

47460 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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