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47578

ZIP 47578 is Sandborn, Indiana, mostly in Knox County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Knox +1 more
Metro area
Vincennes, IN
Population
566
Coordinates
38.8833, -87.1943
☼ Live from 47578 — Sandborn, IN

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Where 47578 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47578
  • 🔢 Type 47578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,578 = 2 × 23789. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47577 (Saint Meinrad, IN, 55 mi away) and 47579 (Santa Claus, IN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47578 becomes 87574 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tesuque, NM, 1,048 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45778, 45787, 45877, 47857, 47875, 48757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84757 in New Harmony, UT, 1,415 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯611 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47578 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 92.81°E — 1,325 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 43.5 square miles of land, 47578 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population566This ZIP566
Households290This ZIP290
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age61.0This ZIP61.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,641This ZIP$56,641Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$112,300This ZIP$112,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,452,000This ZIP$1,452,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$21,617,000This ZIP$21,617,000

Land area

Land area43.48 sq miThis ZIP43.48 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 47578 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Knox County 66.9%
Greene County 33.1%

Other place names in 47578

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ZIP codes near 47578

ZIPCityDistance
47596 Westphalia, IN 2.5 mi
47528 Edwardsport, IN 4.2 mi
47535 Freelandville, IN 6.5 mi
47529 Elnora, IN 6.6 mi
47443 Lyons, IN 8.4 mi
47568 Plainville, IN 9.6 mi
47512 Bicknell, IN 9.8 mi
47441 Linton, IN 10.8 mi
47838 Carlisle, IN 11.5 mi
47848 Dugger, IN 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47578?

47578 is in Sandborn, Indiana, in Knox County, part of the Vincennes, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8833, -87.1943.

What county is 47578 in?

47578 spans 2 counties: Knox County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Knox 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 47578?

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

What time zone is 47578 in?

47578 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47578?

About 566 people live in ZIP code 47578, in 290 households, at 13.0 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 47578?

$56,641 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47578?

The closest are 47596 (2.5 mi), 47528 (4.2 mi), 47535 (6.5 mi), 47529 (6.6 mi) and 47443 (8.4 mi).

Is 47578 a PO Box ZIP code?

47578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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