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47712

ZIP 47712 is in Evansville, Indiana, mostly in Vanderburgh County; area codes 812 and 930; Central time. Evansville has 32 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vanderburgh +1 more
Metro area
Evansville, IN
Population
25,444
Coordinates
37.9244, -87.6502
☼ Live from 47712 — Evansville, IN

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Where 47712 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47712
  • 🔢 Type 47712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47711 (Evansville, IN, 9 mi away) and 47713 (Evansville, IN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47712 becomes 21774 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Market, MD, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12477, 12747, 14727, 14772, 17247, 17724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12477 in Saugerties, NY, 777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯602 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47712 and you would come out at 37.92°S, 92.35°E — 1,351 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 62.7 square miles of land, 47712 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,444This ZIP25,444
Households10,514This ZIP10,514
Housing units11,327This ZIP11,327
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,494This ZIP$68,494Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$193,600This ZIP$193,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$937This ZIP$937Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density405.9 / sq miThis ZIP405.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments555This ZIP555
Employees8,384This ZIP8,384
Annual payroll$341,412,000This ZIP$341,412,000
Tax returns filed11,160This ZIP11,160
Total adjusted gross income$780,976,000This ZIP$780,976,000

Land area

Land area62.69 sq miThis ZIP62.69 sq mi
Water area1.60 sq miThis ZIP1.60 sq mi

Counties 47712 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vanderburgh County 80.9%
Posey County 19.1%

Other place names in 47712

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ZIP codes near 47712

ZIPCityDistance
47721 Evansville, IN 4.6 mi
47708 Evansville, IN 5.4 mi
47713 Evansville, IN 5.4 mi
47701 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47702 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47703 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47704 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47705 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47706 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi
47716 Evansville, IN 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47712?

47712 is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County, part of the Evansville, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9244, -87.6502.

What county is 47712 in?

47712 spans 2 counties: Vanderburgh County and Posey County. Most of it falls in Vanderburgh 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 47712?

Evansville uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47712 in?

47712 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47712?

About 25,444 people live in ZIP code 47712, in 10,514 households, at 405.9 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 47712?

$68,494 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47712?

The closest are 47721 (4.6 mi), 47708 (5.4 mi), 47713 (5.4 mi), 47701 (6.5 mi) and 47702 (6.5 mi).

Is 47712 a PO Box ZIP code?

47712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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