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47858

ZIP 47858 is Lewis, Indiana, mostly in Clay County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Clay +2 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
946
Coordinates
39.2622, -87.2246
☼ Live from 47858 — Lewis, IN

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Where 47858 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47858
  • 🔢 Type 47858 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,858 = 2 × 23929. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47857 (Knightsville, IN, 19 mi away) and 47859 (Marshall, IN, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47858 becomes 85874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47885, 48758, 48857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85748 in Tucson, AZ, 1,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯606 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47858 and you would come out at 39.26°S, 92.78°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 30.9 square miles of land, 47858 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population946This ZIP946
Households294This ZIP294
Housing units294This ZIP294
Median age24.5This ZIP24.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,473This ZIP$49,473Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$159,800This ZIP$159,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%This ZIP9.5%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density30.7 / sq miThis ZIP30.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$618,000This ZIP$618,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$19,823,000This ZIP$19,823,000

Land area

Land area30.85 sq miThis ZIP30.85 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 47858 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 61.4%
Vigo County 24.9%
Sullivan County 13.7%

ZIP codes near 47858

ZIPCityDistance
47845 Coalmont, IN 4.8 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 5.4 mi
47841 Clay City, IN 6.0 mi
47855 Hymera, IN 6.6 mi
47846 Cory, IN 7.4 mi
47438 Jasonville, IN 7.5 mi
47879 Shelburn, IN 9.4 mi
47871 Riley, IN 9.7 mi
47445 Midland, IN 10.5 mi
47850 Farmersburg, IN 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47858?

47858 is in Lewis, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2622, -87.2246.

What county is 47858 in?

47858 spans 3 counties: Clay County, Vigo County and Sullivan County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 47858?

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

What time zone is 47858 in?

47858 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47858?

About 946 people live in ZIP code 47858, in 294 households, at 30.7 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 47858?

$49,473 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47858?

The closest are 47845 (4.8 mi), 47866 (5.4 mi), 47841 (6 mi), 47855 (6.6 mi) and 47846 (7.4 mi).

Is 47858 a PO Box ZIP code?

47858 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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