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47838

ZIP 47838 is Carlisle, Indiana, in Sullivan County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
4,089
Coordinates
38.9618, -87.3837
☼ Live from 47838 — Carlisle, IN

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Where 47838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47838
  • 🔢 Type 47838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,838 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 67. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47837 (Carbon, IN, 48 mi away) and 47840 (Centerpoint, IN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47838 becomes 83874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Murray, ID, 1,539 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34788, 37848, 38478, 38487, 38748, 38847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83847 in Naples, ID, 1,582 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯600 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47838 and you would come out at 38.96°S, 92.62°E — 1,314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 103.8 square miles of land, 47838 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,089This ZIP4,089
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units906This ZIP906
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,875This ZIP$61,875Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$129,000This ZIP$129,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$671This ZIP$671Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees659This ZIP659
Annual payroll$52,425,000This ZIP$52,425,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$52,856,000This ZIP$52,856,000

Land area

Land area103.83 sq miThis ZIP103.83 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 47838

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ZIP codes near 47838

ZIPCityDistance
47865 Paxton, IN 4.0 mi
47561 Oaktown, IN 7.4 mi
47535 Freelandville, IN 7.8 mi
47848 Dugger, IN 8.6 mi
47852 Graysville, IN 8.9 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 8.9 mi
47528 Edwardsport, IN 10.3 mi
47596 Westphalia, IN 10.6 mi
47578 Sandborn, IN 11.5 mi
62451 Palestine, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47838?

47838 is in Carlisle, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9618, -87.3837.

What county is 47838 in?

47838 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 47838?

Carlisle uses area code 812, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47838 in?

47838 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47838?

About 4,089 people live in ZIP code 47838, in 786 households, at 39.4 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 47838?

$61,875 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47838?

The closest are 47865 (4 mi), 47561 (7.4 mi), 47535 (7.8 mi), 47848 (8.6 mi) and 47852 (8.9 mi).

Is 47838 a PO Box ZIP code?

47838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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