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47557

ZIP 47557 is Monroe City, Indiana, in Knox County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Knox
Metro area
Vincennes, IN
Population
1,345
Coordinates
38.5701, -87.3418
☼ Live from 47557 — Monroe City, IN

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Where 47557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47557
  • 🔢 Type 47557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,557 = 19 × 2503. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47556 (Mariah Hill, IN, 36 mi away) and 47558 (Montgomery, IN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47557 becomes 75574 — and that is a real ZIP code: Simms, TX, 542 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45775, 47575, 54757, 55747, 57457, 57475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57754 in Lead, SD, 941 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯608 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47557 and you would come out at 38.57°S, 92.66°E — 1,334 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 47.3 square miles of land, 47557 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,345This ZIP1,345
Households513This ZIP513
Housing units560This ZIP560
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,375This ZIP$84,375Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$151,600This ZIP$151,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$3,000,000This ZIP$3,000,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$45,774,000This ZIP$45,774,000

Land area

Land area47.27 sq miThis ZIP47.27 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 47557

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ZIP codes near 47557

ZIPCityDistance
47597 Wheatland, IN 5.5 mi
47567 Petersburg, IN 7.7 mi
47591 Vincennes, IN 9.5 mi
47640 Hazleton, IN 10.0 mi
47501 Washington, IN 11.0 mi
47573 Ragsdale, IN 12.1 mi
47512 Bicknell, IN 14.5 mi
47516 Bruceville, IN 14.5 mi
47598 Winslow, IN 14.5 mi
47564 Otwell, IN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47557?

47557 is in Monroe City, Indiana, in Knox County, part of the Vincennes, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5701, -87.3418.

What county is 47557 in?

47557 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 47557?

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

What time zone is 47557 in?

47557 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47557?

About 1,345 people live in ZIP code 47557, in 513 households, at 28.5 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 47557?

$84,375 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47557?

The closest are 47597 (5.5 mi), 47567 (7.7 mi), 47591 (9.5 mi), 47640 (10 mi) and 47501 (11 mi).

Is 47557 a PO Box ZIP code?

47557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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