47851
ZIP 47851 is Fontanet, Indiana, in Vigo County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Vigo
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.5736, -87.2460
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Where 47851 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.
- 🔢 Type 47851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,851 = 109 × 439. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47850 (Farmersburg, IN, 25 mi away) and 47852 (Graysville, IN, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47851 becomes 15874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14758, 14785, 14857, 15478, 15748, 15784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85147 in Sacaton, AZ, 1,429 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯602 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47851 and you would come out at 39.57°S, 92.75°E — 1,293 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
- 📏 At 0.021 square miles of land, 47851 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 10 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47851
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47851
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47805 | Terre Haute, IN | 4.7 mi |
47874 | Rosedale, IN | 4.7 mi |
47878 | Seelyville, IN | 5.7 mi |
47836 | Bridgeton, IN | 6.5 mi |
47881 | Staunton, IN | 6.7 mi |
47834 | Brazil, IN | 7.4 mi |
47837 | Carbon, IN | 7.9 mi |
47803 | Terre Haute, IN | 8.1 mi |
47857 | Knightsville, IN | 8.9 mi |
47804 | Terre Haute, IN | 9.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47851?
47851 is in Fontanet, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5736, -87.2460.
What county is 47851 in?
47851 lies in Vigo County.
What time zone is 47851 in?
47851 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47851?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 47851. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47851?
The closest are 47805 (4.7 mi), 47874 (4.7 mi), 47878 (5.7 mi), 47836 (6.5 mi) and 47881 (6.7 mi).
Is 47851 a PO Box ZIP code?
47851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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