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47853

ZIP 47853 is Harmony, Indiana, in Clay County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Clay
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
106
Coordinates
39.5375, -87.0728
☼ Live from 47853 — Harmony, IN

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Where 47853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47853
  • 🔢 Type 47853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,853 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 409. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47852 (Graysville, IN, 37 mi away) and 47854 (Hillsdale, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47853 becomes 35874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85347 in Roll, AZ, 1,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯612 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47853 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 92.93°E — 1,302 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 0.058 square miles of land, 47853 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 28 football fields.
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People and housing

Population106This ZIP106
Households53This ZIP53
Housing units53This ZIP53
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,583This ZIP$54,583Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$136,100This ZIP$136,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,078This ZIP$1,078Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density1,827.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,827.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$157,000This ZIP$157,000

Land area

Land area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47853

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ZIP codes near 47853

ZIPCityDistance
47857 Knightsville, IN 1.3 mi
47834 Brazil, IN 2.9 mi
46171 Reelsville, IN 6.0 mi
47837 Carbon, IN 6.6 mi
47881 Staunton, IN 7.1 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 9.0 mi
47836 Bridgeton, IN 9.4 mi
47851 Fontanet, IN 9.6 mi
47878 Seelyville, IN 10.8 mi
46170 Putnamville, IN 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47853?

47853 is in Harmony, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5375, -87.0728.

What county is 47853 in?

47853 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 47853?

Harmony uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47853 in?

47853 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47853?

About 106 people live in ZIP code 47853, in 53 households, at 1,827.6 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 47853?

$54,583 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47853?

The closest are 47857 (1.3 mi), 47834 (2.9 mi), 46171 (6 mi), 47837 (6.6 mi) and 47881 (7.1 mi).

Is 47853 a PO Box ZIP code?

47853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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