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47834

ZIP 47834 is Brazil, Indiana, mostly in Clay County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Clay +2 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
18,625
Coordinates
39.5236, -87.1233
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Where 47834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47834
  • 🔢 Type 47834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,834 = 2 × 23917. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47833 (Bowling Green, IN, 14 mi away) and 47836 (Bridgeton, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47834 becomes 43874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34478, 34487, 34748, 38474, 38744, 43748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84743 in Kingston, UT, 1,347 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯609 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47834 and you would come out at 39.52°S, 92.88°E — 1,300 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 154.2 square miles of land, 47834 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,625This ZIP18,625
Households7,732This ZIP7,732
Housing units8,551This ZIP8,551
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,578This ZIP$68,578Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$157,600This ZIP$157,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$896This ZIP$896Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density120.8 / sq miThis ZIP120.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments378This ZIP378
Employees5,790This ZIP5,790
Annual payroll$254,265,000This ZIP$254,265,000
Tax returns filed8,750This ZIP8,750
Total adjusted gross income$554,507,000This ZIP$554,507,000

Land area

Land area154.18 sq miThis ZIP154.18 sq mi
Water area1.71 sq miThis ZIP1.71 sq mi

Counties 47834 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 78.8%
Parke County 12.2%
Vigo County 9.1%

Other place names in 47834

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ZIP codes near 47834

ZIPCityDistance
47857 Knightsville, IN 1.7 mi
47853 Harmony, IN 2.9 mi
47881 Staunton, IN 4.4 mi
47837 Carbon, IN 7.2 mi
47851 Fontanet, IN 7.4 mi
47878 Seelyville, IN 7.9 mi
46171 Reelsville, IN 8.7 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 8.7 mi
47836 Bridgeton, IN 9.1 mi
47803 Terre Haute, IN 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47834?

47834 is in Brazil, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5236, -87.1233.

What county is 47834 in?

47834 spans 3 counties: Clay County, Parke County and Vigo County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 47834?

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

What time zone is 47834 in?

47834 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47834?

About 18,625 people live in ZIP code 47834, in 7,732 households, at 120.8 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 47834?

$68,578 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47834?

The closest are 47857 (1.7 mi), 47853 (2.9 mi), 47881 (4.4 mi), 47837 (7.2 mi) and 47851 (7.4 mi).

Is 47834 a PO Box ZIP code?

47834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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