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47620

ZIP 47620 is Mount Vernon, Indiana, in Posey County; area code 812; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Posey
Metro area
Evansville, IN
Population
12,361
Coordinates
37.9316, -87.9043
☼ Live from 47620 — Mount Vernon, IN

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Where 47620 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47620
  • 🔢 Type 47620 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZgLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,620 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2381. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47619 (Lynnville, IN, 37 mi away) and 47629 (Newburgh, IN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47620 becomes 02674, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04762 in New Sweden, ME, 1,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯589 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47620 and you would come out at 37.93°S, 92.10°E — 1,341 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 208.8 square miles of land, 47620 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 159 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,361This ZIP12,361
Households5,357This ZIP5,357
Housing units5,702This ZIP5,702
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,681This ZIP$75,681Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$214,400This ZIP$214,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$805This ZIP$805Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density59.2 / sq miThis ZIP59.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments301This ZIP301
Employees8,113This ZIP8,113
Annual payroll$667,149,000This ZIP$667,149,000
Tax returns filed6,080This ZIP6,080
Total adjusted gross income$486,101,000This ZIP$486,101,000

Land area

Land area208.78 sq miThis ZIP208.78 sq mi
Water area8.60 sq miThis ZIP8.60 sq mi

Other place names in 47620

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ZIP codes near 47620

ZIPCityDistance
42461 Uniontown, KY 9.3 mi
42457 Smith Mills, KY 9.3 mi
62861 Maunie, IL 10.5 mi
62867 New Haven, IL 10.7 mi
47638 Wadesville, IN 11.5 mi
62834 Emma, IL 12.2 mi
47631 New Harmony, IN 12.3 mi
47712 Evansville, IN 13.9 mi
42462 Waverly, KY 14.7 mi
62821 Carmi, IL 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47620?

47620 is in Mount Vernon, Indiana, in Posey County, part of the Evansville, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9316, -87.9043.

What county is 47620 in?

47620 lies in Posey County.

What area code is 47620?

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

What time zone is 47620 in?

47620 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47620?

About 12,361 people live in ZIP code 47620, in 5,357 households, at 59.2 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 47620?

$75,681 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47620?

The closest are 42461 (9.3 mi), 42457 (9.3 mi), 62861 (10.5 mi), 62867 (10.7 mi) and 47638 (11.5 mi).

Is 47620 a PO Box ZIP code?

47620 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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