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47471

ZIP 47471 is Worthington, Indiana, mostly in Greene County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Greene +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,755
Coordinates
39.1433, -87.0052
☼ Live from 47471 — Worthington, IN

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Where 47471 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47471
  • 🔢 Type 47471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,471 = 37 × 1283. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47470 (Williams, IN, 30 mi away) and 47501 (Washington, IN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47471 becomes 17474, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14477, 14747, 14774, 17744, 41477, 41774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77414 in Bay City, TX, 870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯619 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47471 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 92.99°E — 1,322 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 47471 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,755This ZIP2,755
Households1,090This ZIP1,090
Housing units1,196This ZIP1,196
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,609This ZIP$69,609Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$147,900This ZIP$147,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$627This ZIP$627Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density42.8 / sq miThis ZIP42.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees221This ZIP221
Annual payroll$9,572,000This ZIP$9,572,000
Tax returns filed1,220This ZIP1,220
Total adjusted gross income$72,679,000This ZIP$72,679,000

Land area

Land area64.32 sq miThis ZIP64.32 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 47471 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Greene County 78.9%
Owen County 21.1%

Other place names in 47471

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ZIP codes near 47471

ZIPCityDistance
47465 Switz City, IN 5.9 mi
47427 Coal City, IN 6.5 mi
47439 Koleen, IN 7.7 mi
47431 Freedom, IN 8.5 mi
47438 Jasonville, IN 9.3 mi
47445 Midland, IN 10.1 mi
47424 Bloomfield, IN 10.8 mi
47841 Clay City, IN 10.9 mi
47441 Linton, IN 11.6 mi
47455 Patricksburg, IN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47471?

47471 is in Worthington, Indiana, in Greene County. Its published point location is 39.1433, -87.0052.

What county is 47471 in?

47471 spans 2 counties: Greene County and Owen County. Most of it falls in Greene 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 47471?

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

What time zone is 47471 in?

47471 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47471?

About 2,755 people live in ZIP code 47471, in 1,090 households, at 42.8 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 47471?

$69,609 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47471?

The closest are 47465 (5.9 mi), 47427 (6.5 mi), 47439 (7.7 mi), 47431 (8.5 mi) and 47438 (9.3 mi).

Is 47471 a PO Box ZIP code?

47471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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