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47861

ZIP 47861 is Merom, Indiana, in Sullivan County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
727
Coordinates
39.0735, -87.5704
☼ Live from 47861 — Merom, IN

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Where 47861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47861
  • 🔢 Type 47861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,861 = 11 × 19 × 229. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47860 (Mecca, IN, 47 mi away) and 47862 (Montezuma, IN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47861 becomes 16874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Snow Shoe, PA, 525 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,367 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯589 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47861 and you would come out at 39.07°S, 92.43°E — 1,302 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 44.2 square miles of land, 47861 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population727This ZIP727
Households307This ZIP307
Housing units329This ZIP329
Median age51.7This ZIP51.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,484This ZIP$56,484Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$198,800This ZIP$198,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,077This ZIP$1,077Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density16.4 / sq miThis ZIP16.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$524,000This ZIP$524,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$15,259,000This ZIP$15,259,000

Land area

Land area44.22 sq miThis ZIP44.22 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq miThis ZIP1.42 sq mi

Other place names in 47861

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ZIP codes near 47861

ZIPCityDistance
47852 Graysville, IN 6.5 mi
62451 Palestine, IL 7.4 mi
62433 Hutsonville, IL 8.1 mi
47849 Fairbanks, IN 8.4 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 8.6 mi
47865 Paxton, IN 10.3 mi
62477 West Union, IL 11.7 mi
62478 West York, IL 11.8 mi
62454 Robinson, IL 11.9 mi
47838 Carlisle, IN 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47861?

47861 is in Merom, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0735, -87.5704.

What county is 47861 in?

47861 lies in Sullivan County.

What area code is 47861?

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

What time zone is 47861 in?

47861 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47861?

About 727 people live in ZIP code 47861, in 307 households, at 16.4 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 47861?

$56,484 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47861?

The closest are 47852 (6.5 mi), 62451 (7.4 mi), 62433 (8.1 mi), 47849 (8.4 mi) and 47882 (8.6 mi).

Is 47861 a PO Box ZIP code?

47861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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