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47542

ZIP 47542 is Huntingburg, 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
10,350
Coordinates
38.2991, -86.9670
☼ Live from 47542 — Huntingburg, IN

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Where 47542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47542
  • 🔢 Type 47542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,542 = 2 × 11 × 2161. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47541 (Holland, IN, 6 mi away) and 47545 (Ireland, IN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47542 becomes 24574 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monroe, VA, 424 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 824 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯631 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47542 and you would come out at 38.30°S, 93.03°E — 1,358 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 79.3 square miles of land, 47542 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,350This ZIP10,350
Households4,086This ZIP4,086
Housing units4,287This ZIP4,287
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,574This ZIP$77,574Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$198,100This ZIP$198,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density130.5 / sq miThis ZIP130.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees4,381This ZIP4,381
Annual payroll$237,159,000This ZIP$237,159,000
Tax returns filed4,940This ZIP4,940
Total adjusted gross income$337,539,000This ZIP$337,539,000

Land area

Land area79.33 sq miThis ZIP79.33 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Counties 47542 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

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

Other place names in 47542

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

ZIP codes near 47542

ZIPCityDistance
47541 Holland, IN 6.2 mi
47547 Jasper, IN 6.7 mi
47549 Jasper, IN 6.7 mi
47590 Velpen, IN 7.8 mi
47532 Ferdinand, IN 8.0 mi
47545 Ireland, IN 8.1 mi
47546 Jasper, IN 8.5 mi
47523 Dale, IN 8.9 mi
47575 Saint Anthony, IN 9.1 mi
47556 Mariah Hill, IN 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47542?

47542 is in Huntingburg, Indiana, in Dubois County, part of the Jasper, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2991, -86.9670.

What county is 47542 in?

47542 spans 2 counties: Dubois County and Pike 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 47542?

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

What time zone is 47542 in?

47542 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47542?

About 10,350 people live in ZIP code 47542, in 4,086 households, at 130.5 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 47542?

$77,574 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47542?

The closest are 47541 (6.2 mi), 47547 (6.7 mi), 47549 (6.7 mi), 47590 (7.8 mi) and 47532 (8 mi).

Is 47542 a PO Box ZIP code?

47542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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