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47868

ZIP 47868 is Poland, Indiana, mostly in Owen County; area code 812; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Owen +2 more
Metro area
Bloomington, IN
Population
2,666
Coordinates
39.4111, -86.9026
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Where 47868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47868
  • 🔢 Type 47868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,868 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3989. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47866 (Pimento, IN, 24 mi away) and 47869 (Prairie Creek, IN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47868 becomes 86874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46788, 48768, 48867, 48876, 64788, 68748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78468 in Corpus Christi, TX, 1,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯622 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47868 and you would come out at 39.41°S, 93.10°E — 1,314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 58.0 square miles of land, 47868 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,666This ZIP2,666
Households1,211This ZIP1,211
Housing units1,597This ZIP1,597
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,409This ZIP$51,409Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$159,500This ZIP$159,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$939This ZIP$939Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute42.8 minThis ZIP42.8 min
Population density45.9 / sq miThis ZIP45.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$3,404,000This ZIP$3,404,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$68,836,000This ZIP$68,836,000

Land area

Land area58.04 sq miThis ZIP58.04 sq mi
Water area1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi

Counties 47868 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Owen County 81.2%
Clay County 14.3%
Putnam County 4.6%

ZIP codes near 47868

ZIPCityDistance
47833 Bowling Green, IN 5.3 mi
47455 Patricksburg, IN 7.4 mi
46171 Reelsville, IN 8.5 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 8.5 mi
46120 Cloverdale, IN 9.2 mi
47460 Spencer, IN 11.3 mi
46170 Putnamville, IN 11.3 mi
47431 Freedom, IN 11.5 mi
47456 Quincy, IN 11.9 mi
47853 Harmony, IN 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47868?

47868 is in Poland, Indiana, in Owen County, part of the Bloomington, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4111, -86.9026.

What county is 47868 in?

47868 spans 3 counties: Owen County, Clay County and Putnam County. Most of it falls in Owen 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 47868?

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

What time zone is 47868 in?

47868 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47868?

About 2,666 people live in ZIP code 47868, in 1,211 households, at 45.9 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 47868?

$51,409 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47868?

The closest are 47833 (5.3 mi), 47455 (7.4 mi), 46171 (8.5 mi), 47840 (8.5 mi) and 46120 (9.2 mi).

Is 47868 a PO Box ZIP code?

47868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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