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47532

ZIP 47532 is Ferdinand, Indiana, mostly in Dubois County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Dubois +2 more
Metro area
Jasper, IN
Population
4,447
Coordinates
38.2196, -86.8602
☼ Live from 47532 — Ferdinand, IN

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Where 47532 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47532
  • 🔢 Type 47532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,532 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 233. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47531 (Evanston, IN, 12 mi away) and 47535 (Freelandville, IN, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47532 becomes 23574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27534, 27543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34275 in Nokomis, FL, 807 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% 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 47532 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 93.14°E — 1,351 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 71.9 square miles of land, 47532 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,447This ZIP4,447
Households1,764This ZIP1,764
Housing units1,855This ZIP1,855
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,750This ZIP$84,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$236,200This ZIP$236,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density61.8 / sq miThis ZIP61.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments150This ZIP150
Employees3,885This ZIP3,885
Annual payroll$189,395,000This ZIP$189,395,000
Tax returns filed2,370This ZIP2,370
Total adjusted gross income$220,863,000This ZIP$220,863,000

Land area

Land area71.90 sq miThis ZIP71.90 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 47532 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dubois County 61.8%
Spencer County 32.6%
Perry County 5.5%

Other place names in 47532

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ZIP codes near 47532

ZIPCityDistance
47556 Mariah Hill, IN 4.8 mi
47577 Saint Meinrad, IN 5.6 mi
47536 Fulda, IN 7.6 mi
47575 Saint Anthony, IN 7.9 mi
47542 Huntingburg, IN 8.0 mi
47579 Santa Claus, IN 8.1 mi
47515 Bristow, IN 8.8 mi
47523 Dale, IN 9.4 mi
47513 Birdseye, IN 9.8 mi
47547 Jasper, IN 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47532?

47532 is in Ferdinand, Indiana, in Dubois County, part of the Jasper, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2196, -86.8602.

What county is 47532 in?

47532 spans 3 counties: Dubois County, Spencer County and Perry 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 47532?

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

What time zone is 47532 in?

47532 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47532?

About 4,447 people live in ZIP code 47532, in 1,764 households, at 61.8 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 47532?

$84,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47532?

The closest are 47556 (4.8 mi), 47577 (5.6 mi), 47536 (7.6 mi), 47575 (7.9 mi) and 47542 (8 mi).

Is 47532 a PO Box ZIP code?

47532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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