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47809

ZIP 47809 is in Terre Haute, Indiana, 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
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
1,568
Coordinates
39.4714, -87.4099
☼ Live from 47809 — Terre Haute, IN

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Where 47809 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47809
  • 🔢 Type 47809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47809 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47808 (Terre Haute, IN, 3 mi away) and 47830 (Bellmore, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47809 becomes 90874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47980, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯594 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47809 and you would come out at 39.47°S, 92.59°E — 1,291 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 0.156 square miles of land, 47809 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 76 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,568This ZIP1,568
Households0
Housing units0
Median age19.3This ZIP19.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density10,051.3 / sq miThis ZIP10,051.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees167This ZIP167
Annual payroll$3,859,000This ZIP$3,859,000

Land area

Land area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47809

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

ZIP codes near 47809

ZIPCityDistance
47807 Terre Haute, IN 0.4 mi
47801 Terre Haute, IN 0.4 mi
47804 Terre Haute, IN 2.1 mi
47808 Terre Haute, IN 2.6 mi
47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN 3.8 mi
47885 West Terre Haute, IN 4.3 mi
47803 Terre Haute, IN 5.5 mi
47805 Terre Haute, IN 6.8 mi
47870 Prairieton, IN 7.8 mi
47878 Seelyville, IN 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47809?

47809 is in Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4714, -87.4099.

What county is 47809 in?

47809 lies in Vigo County.

What area code is 47809?

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

What time zone is 47809 in?

47809 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47809?

About 1,568 people live in ZIP code 47809, at 10,051.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 47809?

The closest are 47807 (0.4 mi), 47801 (0.4 mi), 47804 (2.1 mi), 47808 (2.6 mi) and 47876 (3.8 mi).

Is 47809 a PO Box ZIP code?

47809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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