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47802

ZIP 47802 is in Terre Haute, Indiana, mostly in Vigo County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time. Terre Haute has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Vigo +1 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
33,135
Coordinates
39.3509, -87.4135
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Where 47802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47802
  • 🔢 Type 47802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,802 = 2 × 3 × 31 × 257. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47801 (Terre Haute, IN, 8 mi away) and 47803 (Terre Haute, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47802 becomes 20874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Germantown, MD, 541 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,400 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯595 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47802 and you would come out at 39.35°S, 92.59°E — 1,296 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 158.8 square miles of land, 47802 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,135This ZIP33,135
Households13,190This ZIP13,190
Housing units14,498This ZIP14,498
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,395This ZIP$57,395Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$170,200This ZIP$170,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density208.6 / sq miThis ZIP208.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments946This ZIP946
Employees16,288This ZIP16,288
Annual payroll$702,628,000This ZIP$702,628,000
Tax returns filed14,810This ZIP14,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,064,281,000This ZIP$1,064,281,000

Land area

Land area158.84 sq miThis ZIP158.84 sq mi
Water area2.88 sq miThis ZIP2.88 sq mi

Counties 47802 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vigo County 99.7%
Clay County 0.3%

Other place names in 47802

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47802

ZIPCityDistance
47870 Prairieton, IN 3.5 mi
47808 Terre Haute, IN 5.7 mi
47871 Riley, IN 6.6 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 6.8 mi
47869 Prairie Creek, IN 6.9 mi
47850 Farmersburg, IN 7.9 mi
47801 Terre Haute, IN 8.0 mi
47809 Terre Haute, IN 8.3 mi
47807 Terre Haute, IN 8.5 mi
47803 Terre Haute, IN 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47802?

47802 is in Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3509, -87.4135.

What county is 47802 in?

47802 spans 2 counties: Vigo County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Vigo 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 47802?

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

What time zone is 47802 in?

47802 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47802?

About 33,135 people live in ZIP code 47802, in 13,190 households, at 208.6 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 47802?

$57,395 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47802?

The closest are 47870 (3.5 mi), 47808 (5.7 mi), 47871 (6.6 mi), 47866 (6.8 mi) and 47869 (6.9 mi).

Is 47802 a PO Box ZIP code?

47802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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