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47849

ZIP 47849 is Fairbanks, Indiana, in Sullivan County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
395
Coordinates
39.1953, -87.5637
☼ Live from 47849 — Fairbanks, IN

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Where 47849 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47849
  • 🔢 Type 47849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,849 = 59 × 811. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47848 (Dugger, IN, 19 mi away) and 47850 (Farmersburg, IN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47849 becomes 94874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47948, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, 49847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97448 in Junction City, OR, 1,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% 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 47849 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 92.44°E — 1,296 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 22.9 square miles of land, 47849 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population395This ZIP395
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units130This ZIP130
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,000This ZIP$68,000Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher1.4%This ZIP1.4%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density17.2 / sq miThis ZIP17.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$189,000This ZIP$189,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$15,798,000This ZIP$15,798,000

Land area

Land area22.93 sq miThis ZIP22.93 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

ZIP codes near 47849

ZIPCityDistance
62477 West Union, IL 5.0 mi
47869 Prairie Creek, IN 6.6 mi
47850 Farmersburg, IN 7.4 mi
47861 Merom, IN 8.4 mi
62478 West York, IL 9.7 mi
47879 Shelburn, IN 9.9 mi
47852 Graysville, IN 10.0 mi
62433 Hutsonville, IL 10.2 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 11.0 mi
47870 Prairieton, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47849?

47849 is in Fairbanks, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1953, -87.5637.

What county is 47849 in?

47849 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 47849?

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

What time zone is 47849 in?

47849 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47849?

About 395 people live in ZIP code 47849, in 130 households, at 17.2 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 47849?

$68,000 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47849?

The closest are 62477 (5 mi), 47869 (6.6 mi), 47850 (7.4 mi), 47861 (8.4 mi) and 62478 (9.7 mi).

Is 47849 a PO Box ZIP code?

47849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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