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47841

ZIP 47841 is Clay City, Indiana, mostly in Clay County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Clay +1 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
2,534
Coordinates
39.2771, -87.1147
☼ Live from 47841 — Clay City, IN

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Where 47841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47841
  • 🔢 Type 47841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,841 = 3 × 37 × 431. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47840 (Centerpoint, IN, 9 mi away) and 47842 (Clinton, IN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47841 becomes 14874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pulteney, NY, 566 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14478, 14487, 14748, 14784, 14847, 14874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84714 in Beryl, UT, 1,438 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯612 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47841 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 92.89°E — 1,311 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 65.4 square miles of land, 47841 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,534This ZIP2,534
Households968This ZIP968
Housing units1,091This ZIP1,091
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,346This ZIP$71,346Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$116,300This ZIP$116,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density38.7 / sq miThis ZIP38.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees231This ZIP231
Annual payroll$7,110,000This ZIP$7,110,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$57,210,000This ZIP$57,210,000

Land area

Land area65.42 sq miThis ZIP65.42 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 47841 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 97.1%
Owen County 2.9%

Other place names in 47841

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ZIP codes near 47841

ZIPCityDistance
47858 Lewis, IN 6.0 mi
47427 Coal City, IN 6.4 mi
47846 Cory, IN 7.5 mi
47845 Coalmont, IN 8.6 mi
47455 Patricksburg, IN 8.7 mi
47438 Jasonville, IN 8.8 mi
47833 Bowling Green, IN 9.3 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 9.4 mi
47431 Freedom, IN 10.9 mi
47471 Worthington, IN 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47841?

47841 is in Clay City, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2771, -87.1147.

What county is 47841 in?

47841 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Owen 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 47841?

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

What time zone is 47841 in?

47841 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47841?

About 2,534 people live in ZIP code 47841, in 968 households, at 38.7 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 47841?

$71,346 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47841?

The closest are 47858 (6 mi), 47427 (6.4 mi), 47846 (7.5 mi), 47845 (8.6 mi) and 47455 (8.7 mi).

Is 47841 a PO Box ZIP code?

47841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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