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47527

ZIP 47527 is Dubois, Indiana, mostly in Dubois County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Dubois +1 more
Metro area
Jasper, IN
Population
2,195
Coordinates
38.4689, -86.7859
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Where 47527 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 47527
  • 🔢 Type 47527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47525 (Derby, IN, 33 mi away) and 47528 (Edwardsport, IN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47527 becomes 72574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24577, 25774, 27574, 42757, 45277, 45727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57724 in Camp Crook, SD, 1,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯638 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47527 and you would come out at 38.47°S, 93.21°E — 1,351 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 55.4 square miles of land, 47527 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,195This ZIP2,195
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units786This ZIP786
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,169This ZIP$91,169Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$273,700This ZIP$273,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density39.6 / sq miThis ZIP39.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees474This ZIP474
Annual payroll$26,451,000This ZIP$26,451,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$64,566,000This ZIP$64,566,000

Land area

Land area55.44 sq miThis ZIP55.44 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 47527 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dubois County 98.8%
Orange County 1.2%

Other place names in 47527

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

ZIP codes near 47527

ZIPCityDistance
47521 Celestine, IN 5.5 mi
47580 Schnellville, IN 7.9 mi
47432 French Lick, IN 8.1 mi
47546 Jasper, IN 8.7 mi
47547 Jasper, IN 8.7 mi
47549 Jasper, IN 8.7 mi
47575 Saint Anthony, IN 10.0 mi
47513 Birdseye, IN 12.0 mi
47545 Ireland, IN 12.2 mi
47116 Eckerty, IN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47527?

47527 is in Dubois, Indiana, in Dubois County, part of the Jasper, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4689, -86.7859.

What county is 47527 in?

47527 spans 2 counties: Dubois County and Orange County. Most of it falls in Dubois 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 47527?

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

What time zone is 47527 in?

47527 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47527?

About 2,195 people live in ZIP code 47527, in 786 households, at 39.6 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 47527?

$91,169 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47527?

The closest are 47521 (5.5 mi), 47580 (7.9 mi), 47432 (8.1 mi), 47546 (8.7 mi) and 47547 (8.7 mi).

Is 47527 a PO Box ZIP code?

47527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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