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47855

ZIP 47855 is Hymera, Indiana, in Sullivan County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
937
Coordinates
39.1884, -87.3021
☼ Live from 47855 — Hymera, IN

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Where 47855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47855
  • 🔢 Type 47855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,855 = 5 × 17 × 563. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47854 (Hillsdale, IN, 43 mi away) and 47857 (Knightsville, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47855 becomes 55874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45875, 47558, 47585, 48557, 48755, 54758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85745 in Tucson, AZ, 1,411 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% 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 47855 and you would come out at 39.19°S, 92.70°E — 1,307 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 1.1 square miles of land, 47855 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 532 football fields.
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People and housing

Population937This ZIP937
Households359This ZIP359
Housing units409This ZIP409
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,102This ZIP$47,102Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$90,500This ZIP$90,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%This ZIP5.6%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density852.6 / sq miThis ZIP852.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$386,000This ZIP$386,000

Land area

Land area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47855

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

ZIP codes near 47855

ZIPCityDistance
47845 Coalmont, IN 3.7 mi
47879 Shelburn, IN 4.2 mi
47858 Lewis, IN 6.6 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 6.6 mi
47438 Jasonville, IN 7.0 mi
47850 Farmersburg, IN 7.9 mi
47445 Midland, IN 8.0 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 9.0 mi
47848 Dugger, IN 10.3 mi
47852 Graysville, IN 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47855?

47855 is in Hymera, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1884, -87.3021.

What county is 47855 in?

47855 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 47855?

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

What time zone is 47855 in?

47855 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47855?

About 937 people live in ZIP code 47855, in 359 households, at 852.6 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 47855?

$47,102 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47855?

The closest are 47845 (3.7 mi), 47879 (4.2 mi), 47858 (6.6 mi), 47866 (6.6 mi) and 47438 (7 mi).

Is 47855 a PO Box ZIP code?

47855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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