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Where 47588 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.
- 🔢 Type 47588 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,588 = 2 × 2 × 11897. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011100111100100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47586 (Tell City, IN, 6 mi away) and 47590 (Velpen, IN, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47588 becomes 88574 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 1,186 miles away.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47858, 47885, 48758, 48857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84758 in Orderville, UT, 1,417 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
- 🎯645 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47588 and you would come out at 38.03°S, 93.20°E — 1,346 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 47588 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 921This ZIP921 |
|---|---|
| Households | 326This ZIP326 |
| Housing units | 387This ZIP387 |
| Median age | 32.1This ZIP32.1Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $57,315This ZIP$57,315Indiana$71,957US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $116,100This ZIP$116,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $939This ZIP$939Indiana$1,062US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.4%This ZIP12.4% |
| Mean commute | 19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min |
| Population density | 59.4 / sq miThis ZIP59.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 213This ZIP213 |
| Annual payroll | $13,593,000This ZIP$13,593,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 270This ZIP270 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $16,772,000This ZIP$16,772,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 15.51 sq miThis ZIP15.51 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Counties 47588 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Spencer County | 56.5% |
| Perry County | 43.5% |
Other place names in 47588
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47588
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47531 | Evanston, IN | 2.7 mi |
47536 | Fulda, IN | 6.0 mi |
47586 | Tell City, IN | 6.0 mi |
47550 | Lamar, IN | 6.9 mi |
47579 | Santa Claus, IN | 8.2 mi |
47577 | Saint Meinrad, IN | 8.4 mi |
47615 | Grandview, IN | 9.0 mi |
47520 | Cannelton, IN | 9.4 mi |
42351 | Lewisport, KY | 9.6 mi |
47556 | Mariah Hill, IN | 11.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47588?
47588 is in Troy, Indiana, in Spencer County. Its published point location is 38.0287, -86.8043.
What county is 47588 in?
47588 spans 2 counties: Spencer County and Perry County. Most of it falls in Spencer 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 47588?
Troy uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47588 in?
47588 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 47588?
About 921 people live in ZIP code 47588, in 326 households, at 59.4 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 47588?
$57,315 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.
What ZIP codes are near 47588?
The closest are 47531 (2.7 mi), 47536 (6 mi), 47586 (6 mi), 47550 (6.9 mi) and 47579 (8.2 mi).
Is 47588 a PO Box ZIP code?
47588 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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