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47842

ZIP 47842 is Clinton, Indiana, mostly in Vermillion County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Vermillion +1 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
9,652
Coordinates
39.6782, -87.4536
☼ Live from 47842 — Clinton, IN

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Where 47842 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47842
  • 🔢 Type 47842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,842 = 2 × 19 × 1259. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47841 (Clay City, IN, 33 mi away) and 47845 (Coalmont, IN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47842 becomes 24874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pineville, WV, 350 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24487, 24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84742 in Kanarraville, UT, 1,391 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47842 and you would come out at 39.68°S, 92.55°E — 1,280 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 21m.
  • 📏 At 72.7 square miles of land, 47842 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,652This ZIP9,652
Households4,113This ZIP4,113
Housing units4,502This ZIP4,502
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,750This ZIP$56,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$119,400This ZIP$119,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$742This ZIP$742Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density132.8 / sq miThis ZIP132.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments176This ZIP176
Employees2,810This ZIP2,810
Annual payroll$201,889,000This ZIP$201,889,000
Tax returns filed4,450This ZIP4,450
Total adjusted gross income$263,505,000This ZIP$263,505,000

Land area

Land area72.68 sq miThis ZIP72.68 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Counties 47842 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vermillion County 98.1%
Vigo County 1.9%

Other place names in 47842

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ZIP codes near 47842

ZIPCityDistance
47831 Blanford, IN 3.7 mi
47884 Universal, IN 3.8 mi
47875 Saint Bernice, IN 4.4 mi
47880 Shepardsville, IN 5.7 mi
47863 New Goshen, IN 6.9 mi
47860 Mecca, IN 7.2 mi
47862 Montezuma, IN 9.0 mi
47854 Hillsdale, IN 9.1 mi
47874 Rosedale, IN 9.7 mi
61955 Vermilion, IL 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47842?

47842 is in Clinton, Indiana, in Vermillion County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6782, -87.4536.

What county is 47842 in?

47842 spans 2 counties: Vermillion County and Vigo County. Most of it falls in Vermillion 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 47842?

Clinton uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47842 in?

47842 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47842?

About 9,652 people live in ZIP code 47842, in 4,113 households, at 132.8 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 47842?

$56,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47842?

The closest are 47831 (3.7 mi), 47884 (3.8 mi), 47875 (4.4 mi), 47880 (5.7 mi) and 47863 (6.9 mi).

Is 47842 a PO Box ZIP code?

47842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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