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Where 47860 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 47860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2393. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47859 (Marshall, IN, 14 mi away) and 47861 (Merom, IN, 47 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47860 becomes 06874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84760 in Paragonah, UT, 1,364 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯597 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47860 and you would come out at 39.72°S, 92.67°E — 1,283 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
- 📏 At 0.681 square miles of land, 47860 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 330 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 540This ZIP540 |
|---|---|
| Households | 184This ZIP184 |
| Housing units | 208This ZIP208 |
| Median age | 23.6This ZIP23.6Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $39,706This ZIP$39,706Indiana$71,957US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $47,900This ZIP$47,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $586This ZIP$586Indiana$1,062US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.7%This ZIP10.7% |
| Mean commute | 27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min |
| Population density | 793.0 / sq miThis ZIP793.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47860
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47860
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47862 | Montezuma, IN | 3.8 mi |
47874 | Rosedale, IN | 6.5 mi |
47830 | Bellmore, IN | 7.0 mi |
47842 | Clinton, IN | 7.2 mi |
47854 | Hillsdale, IN | 7.3 mi |
47872 | Rockville, IN | 8.9 mi |
47884 | Universal, IN | 9.5 mi |
47880 | Shepardsville, IN | 9.7 mi |
47836 | Bridgeton, IN | 9.8 mi |
47875 | Saint Bernice, IN | 10.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47860?
47860 is in Mecca, Indiana, in Parke County. Its published point location is 39.7221, -87.3302.
What county is 47860 in?
47860 lies in Parke County.
What area code is 47860?
Mecca uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47860 in?
47860 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47860?
About 540 people live in ZIP code 47860, in 184 households, at 793.0 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 47860?
$39,706 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.
What ZIP codes are near 47860?
The closest are 47862 (3.8 mi), 47874 (6.5 mi), 47830 (7 mi), 47842 (7.2 mi) and 47854 (7.3 mi).
Is 47860 a PO Box ZIP code?
47860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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