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Where 47836 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 47836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,836 = 2 × 2 × 11959. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47834 (Brazil, IN, 9 mi away) and 47837 (Carbon, IN, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47836 becomes 63874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Risco, MO, 257 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83647 in Mountain Home, ID, 1,482 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯606 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47836 and you would come out at 39.65°S, 92.83°E — 1,293 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 0.380 square miles of land, 47836 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 184 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 61This ZIP61 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 61This ZIP61 |
| Median age | 18.6This ZIP18.6Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.7%This ZIP40.7% |
| Population density | 160.5 / sq miThis ZIP160.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 47836
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47837 | Carbon, IN | 3.4 mi |
47874 | Rosedale, IN | 5.7 mi |
47851 | Fontanet, IN | 6.5 mi |
47872 | Rockville, IN | 6.9 mi |
47834 | Brazil, IN | 9.1 mi |
47830 | Bellmore, IN | 9.4 mi |
47853 | Harmony, IN | 9.4 mi |
47857 | Knightsville, IN | 9.7 mi |
47860 | Mecca, IN | 9.8 mi |
47805 | Terre Haute, IN | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47836?
47836 is in Bridgeton, Indiana, in Parke County. Its published point location is 39.6492, -87.1723.
What county is 47836 in?
47836 lies in Parke County.
What area code is 47836?
Bridgeton uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47836 in?
47836 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47836?
About 61 people live in ZIP code 47836, in 11 households, at 160.5 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 47836?
The closest are 47837 (3.4 mi), 47874 (5.7 mi), 47851 (6.5 mi), 47872 (6.9 mi) and 47834 (9.1 mi).
Is 47836 a PO Box ZIP code?
47836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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