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47597

ZIP 47597 is Wheatland, Indiana, in Knox County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Vincennes
County
Knox
Metro area
Vincennes, IN
Population
745
Coordinates
38.6416, -87.2954
☼ Live from 47597 — Wheatland, IN

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Where 47597 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47597
  • 🔢 Type 47597 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGSLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,597 = 11 × 4327. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011100111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47596 (Westphalia, IN, 16 mi away) and 47598 (Winslow, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47597 becomes 79574, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45779, 47579, 47957, 47975, 49757, 49775, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97457 in Myrtle Creek, OR, 1,888 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯609 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47597 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 92.70°E — 1,332 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 48.9 square miles of land, 47597 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population745This ZIP745
Households343This ZIP343
Housing units394This ZIP394
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,953This ZIP$56,953Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$129,300This ZIP$129,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%This ZIP3.2%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$2,375,000This ZIP$2,375,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$32,326,000This ZIP$32,326,000

Land area

Land area48.95 sq miThis ZIP48.95 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 47597

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ZIP codes near 47597

ZIPCityDistance
47557 Monroe City, IN 5.5 mi
47501 Washington, IN 6.7 mi
47573 Ragsdale, IN 7.2 mi
47512 Bicknell, IN 9.6 mi
47516 Bruceville, IN 11.2 mi
47591 Vincennes, IN 11.2 mi
47567 Petersburg, IN 12.4 mi
47558 Montgomery, IN 13.3 mi
47568 Plainville, IN 13.4 mi
47528 Edwardsport, IN 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47597?

47597 is in Wheatland, Indiana, in Knox County, part of the Vincennes, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6416, -87.2954.

What county is 47597 in?

47597 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 47597?

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

What time zone is 47597 in?

47597 uses America/Indiana/Vincennes.

How many people live in 47597?

About 745 people live in ZIP code 47597, in 343 households, at 15.2 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 47597?

$56,953 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47597?

The closest are 47557 (5.5 mi), 47501 (6.7 mi), 47573 (7.2 mi), 47512 (9.6 mi) and 47516 (11.2 mi).

Is 47597 a PO Box ZIP code?

47597 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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