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47648

ZIP 47648 is Fort Branch, Indiana, in Gibson County; area code 812; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gibson
Metro area
none
Population
4,346
Coordinates
38.2486, -87.5509
☼ Live from 47648 — Fort Branch, IN

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Where 47648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47648
  • 🔢 Type 47648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1489. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47647 (Buckskin, IN, 8 mi away) and 47649 (Francisco, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47648 becomes 84674, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44678, 44687, 44867, 46748, 46784, 47468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84746 in Leeds, UT, 1,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47648 and you would come out at 38.25°S, 92.45°E — 1,340 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 48.1 square miles of land, 47648 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,346This ZIP4,346
Households1,880This ZIP1,880
Housing units2,035This ZIP2,035
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$213,000This ZIP$213,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$882This ZIP$882Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density90.4 / sq miThis ZIP90.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees745This ZIP745
Annual payroll$31,188,000This ZIP$31,188,000
Tax returns filed2,300This ZIP2,300
Total adjusted gross income$162,642,000This ZIP$162,642,000

Land area

Land area48.08 sq miThis ZIP48.08 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 47648

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ZIP codes near 47648

ZIPCityDistance
47639 Haubstadt, IN 4.3 mi
47670 Princeton, IN 6.9 mi
47647 Buckskin, IN 7.7 mi
47654 Mackey, IN 8.7 mi
47612 Cynthiana, IN 9.0 mi
47649 Francisco, IN 9.0 mi
47683 Somerville, IN 9.6 mi
47613 Elberfeld, IN 9.6 mi
47618 Inglefield, IN 9.7 mi
47725 Evansville, IN 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47648?

47648 is in Fort Branch, Indiana, in Gibson County. Its published point location is 38.2486, -87.5509.

What county is 47648 in?

47648 lies in Gibson County.

What area code is 47648?

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

What time zone is 47648 in?

47648 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47648?

About 4,346 people live in ZIP code 47648, in 1,880 households, at 90.4 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 47648?

$65,000 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47648?

The closest are 47639 (4.3 mi), 47670 (6.9 mi), 47647 (7.7 mi), 47654 (8.7 mi) and 47612 (9 mi).

Is 47648 a PO Box ZIP code?

47648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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