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47850

ZIP 47850 is Farmersburg, Indiana, mostly in Sullivan County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan +1 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
2,104
Coordinates
39.2373, -87.4360
☼ Live from 47850 — Farmersburg, IN

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Where 47850 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 47850
  • 🔢 Type 47850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,850 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47849 (Fairbanks, IN, 7 mi away) and 47851 (Fontanet, IN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47850 becomes 05874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westfield, VT, 859 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,423 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯595 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47850 and you would come out at 39.24°S, 92.56°E — 1,300 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 52.0 square miles of land, 47850 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,104This ZIP2,104
Households899This ZIP899
Housing units984This ZIP984
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,050This ZIP$54,050Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$104,400This ZIP$104,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$808This ZIP$808Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density40.5 / sq miThis ZIP40.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees289This ZIP289
Annual payroll$14,800,000This ZIP$14,800,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$66,939,000This ZIP$66,939,000

Land area

Land area51.96 sq miThis ZIP51.96 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 47850 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sullivan County 75.5%
Vigo County 24.5%

Other place names in 47850

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

ZIP codes near 47850

ZIPCityDistance
47879 Shelburn, IN 4.1 mi
47869 Prairie Creek, IN 4.2 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 6.9 mi
47849 Fairbanks, IN 7.4 mi
47855 Hymera, IN 7.9 mi
47802 Terre Haute, IN 7.9 mi
47870 Prairieton, IN 9.4 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 10.3 mi
47852 Graysville, IN 10.9 mi
62477 West Union, IL 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47850?

47850 is in Farmersburg, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2373, -87.4360.

What county is 47850 in?

47850 spans 2 counties: Sullivan County and Vigo County. Most of it falls in Sullivan 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 47850?

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

What time zone is 47850 in?

47850 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47850?

About 2,104 people live in ZIP code 47850, in 899 households, at 40.5 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 47850?

$54,050 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47850?

The closest are 47879 (4.1 mi), 47869 (4.2 mi), 47866 (6.9 mi), 47849 (7.4 mi) and 47855 (7.9 mi).

Is 47850 a PO Box ZIP code?

47850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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