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47501

ZIP 47501 is Washington, Indiana, in Daviess County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Daviess
Metro area
Washington, IN
Population
18,612
Coordinates
38.6619, -87.1747
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Where 47501 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 47501
  • 🔢 Type 47501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47471 (Worthington, IN, 34 mi away) and 47512 (Bicknell, IN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47501 becomes 10574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04751 in Limestone, ME, 1,124 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯615 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47501 and you would come out at 38.66°S, 92.83°E — 1,336 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 139.4 square miles of land, 47501 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,612This ZIP18,612
Households7,123This ZIP7,123
Housing units7,719This ZIP7,719
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,982This ZIP$62,982Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$172,800This ZIP$172,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density133.5 / sq miThis ZIP133.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments499This ZIP499
Employees7,423This ZIP7,423
Annual payroll$318,523,000This ZIP$318,523,000
Tax returns filed8,180This ZIP8,180
Total adjusted gross income$497,790,000This ZIP$497,790,000

Land area

Land area139.41 sq miThis ZIP139.41 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

Other place names in 47501

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

ZIP codes near 47501

ZIPCityDistance
47597 Wheatland, IN 6.7 mi
47558 Montgomery, IN 6.9 mi
47568 Plainville, IN 8.1 mi
47573 Ragsdale, IN 9.8 mi
47557 Monroe City, IN 11.0 mi
47512 Bicknell, IN 11.2 mi
47519 Cannelburg, IN 11.4 mi
47564 Otwell, IN 13.1 mi
47528 Edwardsport, IN 13.6 mi
47553 Loogootee, IN 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47501?

47501 is in Washington, Indiana, in Daviess County, part of the Washington, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6619, -87.1747.

What county is 47501 in?

47501 lies in Daviess County.

What area code is 47501?

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

What time zone is 47501 in?

47501 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47501?

About 18,612 people live in ZIP code 47501, in 7,123 households, at 133.5 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 47501?

$62,982 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47501?

The closest are 47597 (6.7 mi), 47558 (6.9 mi), 47568 (8.1 mi), 47573 (9.8 mi) and 47557 (11 mi).

Is 47501 a PO Box ZIP code?

47501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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