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47720

ZIP 47720 is in Evansville, Indiana, 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
Metro area
Evansville, IN
Population
17,124
Coordinates
38.0629, -87.6416
☼ Live from 47720 — Evansville, IN

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Where 47720 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47720
  • 🔢 Type 47720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1193. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47719 (Evansville, IN, 6 mi away) and 47721 (Evansville, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47720 becomes 02774, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,164 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯600 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47720 and you would come out at 38.06°S, 92.36°E — 1,345 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 55.6 square miles of land, 47720 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,124This ZIP17,124
Households7,119This ZIP7,119
Housing units7,389This ZIP7,389
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,139This ZIP$75,139Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$214,100This ZIP$214,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density307.8 / sq miThis ZIP307.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments278This ZIP278
Employees3,555This ZIP3,555
Annual payroll$173,365,000This ZIP$173,365,000
Tax returns filed8,340This ZIP8,340
Total adjusted gross income$676,992,000This ZIP$676,992,000

Land area

Land area55.63 sq miThis ZIP55.63 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 47720

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ZIP codes near 47720

ZIPCityDistance
47710 Evansville, IN 4.4 mi
47618 Inglefield, IN 5.5 mi
47701 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47702 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47703 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47704 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47705 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47706 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47716 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi
47719 Evansville, IN 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47720?

47720 is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County, part of the Evansville, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0629, -87.6416.

What county is 47720 in?

47720 lies in Vanderburgh County.

What area code is 47720?

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

What time zone is 47720 in?

47720 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47720?

About 17,124 people live in ZIP code 47720, in 7,119 households, at 307.8 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 47720?

$75,139 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47720?

The closest are 47710 (4.4 mi), 47618 (5.5 mi), 47701 (5.8 mi), 47702 (5.8 mi) and 47703 (5.8 mi).

Is 47720 a PO Box ZIP code?

47720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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