47831
ZIP 47831 is Blanford, Indiana, in Vermillion County; area code 765; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Vermillion
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.6655, -87.5218
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Where 47831 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 47831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,831 = 7 × 6833. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47830 (Bellmore, IN, 18 mi away) and 47832 (Bloomingdale, IN, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47831 becomes 13874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 1,502 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯587 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47831 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 92.48°E — 1,278 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
- 📏 At 0.022 square miles of land, 47831 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 11 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47831
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47831
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47875 | Saint Bernice, IN | 3.4 mi |
47842 | Clinton, IN | 3.7 mi |
47884 | Universal, IN | 4.7 mi |
61955 | Vermilion, IL | 6.8 mi |
47863 | New Goshen, IN | 6.9 mi |
47880 | Shepardsville, IN | 7.1 mi |
61944 | Paris, IL | 10.6 mi |
47847 | Dana, IN | 10.7 mi |
47860 | Mecca, IN | 10.9 mi |
47876 | Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN | 11.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47831?
47831 is in Blanford, Indiana, in Vermillion County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6655, -87.5218.
What county is 47831 in?
47831 lies in Vermillion County.
What area code is 47831?
Blanford uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47831 in?
47831 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47831?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 47831. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47831?
The closest are 47875 (3.4 mi), 47842 (3.7 mi), 47884 (4.7 mi), 61955 (6.8 mi) and 47863 (6.9 mi).
Is 47831 a PO Box ZIP code?
47831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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