47863
ZIP 47863 is New Goshen, Indiana, in Vigo County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Vigo
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Population
- 207
- Coordinates
- 39.5785, -87.4592
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Where 47863 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 47863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,863 = 23 × 2081. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47862 (Montezuma, IN, 15 mi away) and 47865 (Paxton, IN, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47863 becomes 36874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salem, AL, 501 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83647 in Mountain Home, ID, 1,469 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47863 and you would come out at 39.58°S, 92.54°E — 1,284 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 0.080 square miles of land, 47863 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 39 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 207This ZIP207 |
|---|---|
| Households | 86This ZIP86 |
| Housing units | 86This ZIP86 |
| Median age | 39.5This ZIP39.5Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.3%This ZIP29.3% |
| Population density | 2,587.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,587.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47863
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47863
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47880 | Shepardsville, IN | 2.6 mi |
47884 | Universal, IN | 3.1 mi |
47876 | Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN | 4.7 mi |
47885 | West Terre Haute, IN | 5.1 mi |
47804 | Terre Haute, IN | 6.7 mi |
61955 | Vermilion, IL | 6.8 mi |
47831 | Blanford, IN | 6.9 mi |
47842 | Clinton, IN | 6.9 mi |
47805 | Terre Haute, IN | 7.4 mi |
47809 | Terre Haute, IN | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47863?
47863 is in New Goshen, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5785, -87.4592.
What county is 47863 in?
47863 lies in Vigo County.
What time zone is 47863 in?
47863 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47863?
About 207 people live in ZIP code 47863, in 86 households, at 2,587.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47863?
The closest are 47880 (2.6 mi), 47884 (3.1 mi), 47876 (4.7 mi), 47885 (5.1 mi) and 47804 (6.7 mi).
Is 47863 a PO Box ZIP code?
47863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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