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47847

ZIP 47847 is Dana, Indiana, in Vermillion County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Vermillion
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
882
Coordinates
39.8174, -87.4856
☼ Live from 47847 — Dana, IN

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Where 47847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47847
  • 🔢 Type 47847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,847 = 3 × 41 × 389. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47846 (Cory, IN, 35 mi away) and 47848 (Dugger, IN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47847 becomes 74874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47874, 48747, 74748, 77448, 77484, 77844, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84774 in Toquerville, UT, 1,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47847 and you would come out at 39.82°S, 92.51°E — 1,272 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 48.5 square miles of land, 47847 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population882This ZIP882
Households409This ZIP409
Housing units466This ZIP466
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,924This ZIP$53,924Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$62,700This ZIP$62,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$643This ZIP$643Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.1%This ZIP3.1%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,526,000This ZIP$2,526,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$29,237,000This ZIP$29,237,000

Land area

Land area48.55 sq miThis ZIP48.55 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 47847

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47847

ZIPCityDistance
47854 Hillsdale, IN 4.0 mi
47966 Newport, IN 6.2 mi
47928 Cayuga, IN 7.2 mi
47875 Saint Bernice, IN 7.4 mi
47862 Montezuma, IN 8.1 mi
61870 Ridge Farm, IL 9.1 mi
61924 Chrisman, IL 9.7 mi
47842 Clinton, IN 9.8 mi
47860 Mecca, IN 10.6 mi
47831 Blanford, IN 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47847?

47847 is in Dana, Indiana, in Vermillion County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8174, -87.4856.

What county is 47847 in?

47847 lies in Vermillion County.

What area code is 47847?

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

What time zone is 47847 in?

47847 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47847?

About 882 people live in ZIP code 47847, in 409 households, at 18.2 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 47847?

$53,924 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47847?

The closest are 47854 (4 mi), 47966 (6.2 mi), 47928 (7.2 mi), 47875 (7.4 mi) and 47862 (8.1 mi).

Is 47847 a PO Box ZIP code?

47847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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