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47516

ZIP 47516 is Bruceville, Indiana, in Knox County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Knox
Metro area
Vincennes, IN
Population
988
Coordinates
38.7710, -87.4193
☼ Live from 47516 — Bruceville, IN

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Where 47516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47516
  • 🔢 Type 47516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,516 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1697. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47515 (Bristow, IN, 56 mi away) and 47519 (Cannelburg, IN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47516 becomes 61574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57641 in Mc Intosh, SD, 862 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47516 and you would come out at 38.77°S, 92.58°E — 1,321 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 47516 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population988This ZIP988
Households439This ZIP439
Housing units463This ZIP463
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$182,300This ZIP$182,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$496This ZIP$496Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density34.0 / sq miThis ZIP34.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$5,286,000This ZIP$5,286,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$48,470,000This ZIP$48,470,000

Land area

Land area29.06 sq miThis ZIP29.06 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 47516

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ZIP codes near 47516

ZIPCityDistance
47512 Bicknell, IN 5.4 mi
47573 Ragsdale, IN 5.6 mi
47561 Oaktown, IN 6.5 mi
47535 Freelandville, IN 8.5 mi
47528 Edwardsport, IN 10.2 mi
47591 Vincennes, IN 10.8 mi
47597 Wheatland, IN 11.2 mi
47596 Westphalia, IN 11.8 mi
62439 Lawrenceville, IL 12.0 mi
47838 Carlisle, IN 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47516?

47516 is in Bruceville, Indiana, in Knox County, part of the Vincennes, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7710, -87.4193.

What county is 47516 in?

47516 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 47516?

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

What time zone is 47516 in?

47516 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47516?

About 988 people live in ZIP code 47516, in 439 households, at 34.0 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 47516?

$76,250 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47516?

The closest are 47512 (5.4 mi), 47573 (5.6 mi), 47561 (6.5 mi), 47535 (8.5 mi) and 47528 (10.2 mi).

Is 47516 a PO Box ZIP code?

47516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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