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47524

ZIP 47524 is Decker, 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
302
Coordinates
38.4841, -87.6190
☼ Live from 47524 — Decker, IN

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Where 47524 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47524
  • 🔢 Type 47524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,524 = 2 × 2 × 109 × 109. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47523 (Dale, IN, 38 mi away) and 47525 (Derby, IN, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47524 becomes 42574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 24574, 27544, 42457, 42754, 44275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57442 in Gettysburg, SD, 789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯594 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47524 and you would come out at 38.48°S, 92.38°E — 1,326 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 45.3 square miles of land, 47524 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population302This ZIP302
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units150This ZIP150
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,104,000This ZIP$2,104,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$12,679,000This ZIP$12,679,000

Land area

Land area45.27 sq miThis ZIP45.27 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Other place names in 47524

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

ZIP codes near 47524

ZIPCityDistance
47666 Patoka, IN 4.7 mi
62410 Allendale, IL 7.2 mi
47640 Hazleton, IN 7.3 mi
47670 Princeton, IN 9.8 mi
62460 Saint Francisville, IL 10.0 mi
47591 Vincennes, IN 11.8 mi
62855 Lancaster, IL 12.2 mi
47649 Francisco, IN 12.8 mi
62863 Mount Carmel, IL 13.9 mi
47665 Owensville, IN 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47524?

47524 is in Decker, Indiana, in Knox County, part of the Vincennes, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4841, -87.6190.

What county is 47524 in?

47524 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 47524?

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

What time zone is 47524 in?

47524 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47524?

About 302 people live in ZIP code 47524, in 140 households, at 6.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 47524?

The closest are 47666 (4.7 mi), 62410 (7.2 mi), 47640 (7.3 mi), 47670 (9.8 mi) and 62460 (10 mi).

Is 47524 a PO Box ZIP code?

47524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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