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47470

ZIP 47470 is Williams, Indiana, mostly in Lawrence County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Lawrence +1 more
Metro area
Bedford, IN
Population
1,646
Coordinates
38.8162, -86.6445
☼ Live from 47470 — Williams, IN

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Where 47470 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47470
  • 🔢 Type 47470 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,470 = 2 × 5 × 47 × 101. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47469 (West Baden Springs, IN, 13 mi away) and 47471 (Worthington, IN, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47470 becomes 07474 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wayne, NJ, 673 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04747, 04774, 07474, 44077, 44707, 47407, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04747 in Island Falls, ME, 1,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯641 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47470 and you would come out at 38.82°S, 93.36°E — 1,349 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 43.8 square miles of land, 47470 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,646This ZIP1,646
Households582This ZIP582
Housing units685This ZIP685
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,750This ZIP$90,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$189,100This ZIP$189,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute40.4 minThis ZIP40.4 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$1,983,000This ZIP$1,983,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$46,698,000This ZIP$46,698,000

Land area

Land area43.80 sq miThis ZIP43.80 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Counties 47470 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 82.0%
Martin County 18.1%

Other place names in 47470

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ZIP codes near 47470

ZIPCityDistance
47437 Huron, IN 7.3 mi
47451 Oolitic, IN 8.3 mi
47420 Avoca, IN 8.8 mi
47446 Mitchell, IN 9.2 mi
47522 Crane, IN 9.5 mi
47462 Springville, IN 9.8 mi
47421 Bedford, IN 10.8 mi
47453 Owensburg, IN 10.9 mi
47581 Shoals, IN 12.3 mi
47469 West Baden Springs, IN 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47470?

47470 is in Williams, Indiana, in Lawrence County, part of the Bedford, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8162, -86.6445.

What county is 47470 in?

47470 spans 2 counties: Lawrence County and Martin 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 47470?

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

What time zone is 47470 in?

47470 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47470?

About 1,646 people live in ZIP code 47470, in 582 households, at 37.6 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 47470?

$90,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47470?

The closest are 47437 (7.3 mi), 47451 (8.3 mi), 47420 (8.8 mi), 47446 (9.2 mi) and 47522 (9.5 mi).

Is 47470 a PO Box ZIP code?

47470 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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