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47857

ZIP 47857 is Knightsville, 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
341
Coordinates
39.5240, -87.0911
☼ Live from 47857 — Knightsville, IN

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Where 47857 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47857
  • 🔢 Type 47857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47857 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47855 (Hymera, IN, 26 mi away) and 47858 (Lewis, IN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47857 becomes 75874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45778, 45787, 45877, 47578, 47875, 48757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84757 in New Harmony, UT, 1,418 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯611 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47857 and you would come out at 39.52°S, 92.91°E — 1,301 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 0.500 square miles of land, 47857 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 242 football fields.
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People and housing

Population341This ZIP341
Households115This ZIP115
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age62.3This ZIP62.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,417This ZIP$60,417Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$110,800This ZIP$110,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$623This ZIP$623Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%This ZIP2.9%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density682.0 / sq miThis ZIP682.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees135This ZIP135
Annual payroll$4,671,000This ZIP$4,671,000

Land area

Land area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47857

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

ZIP codes near 47857

ZIPCityDistance
47853 Harmony, IN 1.3 mi
47834 Brazil, IN 1.7 mi
47881 Staunton, IN 5.9 mi
46171 Reelsville, IN 6.9 mi
47837 Carbon, IN 7.2 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 8.2 mi
47851 Fontanet, IN 8.9 mi
47878 Seelyville, IN 9.6 mi
47836 Bridgeton, IN 9.7 mi
47846 Cory, IN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47857?

47857 is in Knightsville, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5240, -87.0911.

What county is 47857 in?

47857 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 47857?

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

What time zone is 47857 in?

47857 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47857?

About 341 people live in ZIP code 47857, in 115 households, at 682.0 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 47857?

$60,417 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47857?

The closest are 47853 (1.3 mi), 47834 (1.7 mi), 47881 (5.9 mi), 46171 (6.9 mi) and 47837 (7.2 mi).

Is 47857 a PO Box ZIP code?

47857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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