47870
ZIP 47870 is Prairieton, Indiana, in Vigo County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Vigo
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.3702, -87.4735
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Where 47870 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 47870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,870 = 2 × 5 × 4787. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101011111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47869 (Prairie Creek, IN, 7 mi away) and 47871 (Riley, IN, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47870 becomes 07874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stanhope, NJ, 682 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04787, 07748, 07847, 07874, 47708, 47807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84770 in Saint George, UT, 1,422 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯592 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47870 and you would come out at 39.37°S, 92.53°E — 1,292 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 0.003 square miles of land, 47870 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 1 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 47870
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47802 | Terre Haute, IN | 3.5 mi |
47808 | Terre Haute, IN | 5.5 mi |
47869 | Prairie Creek, IN | 6.7 mi |
47801 | Terre Haute, IN | 7.4 mi |
47809 | Terre Haute, IN | 7.8 mi |
47807 | Terre Haute, IN | 8.0 mi |
62423 | Dennison, IL | 8.6 mi |
47871 | Riley, IN | 9.4 mi |
47850 | Farmersburg, IN | 9.4 mi |
47885 | West Terre Haute, IN | 9.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47870?
47870 is in Prairieton, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3702, -87.4735.
What county is 47870 in?
47870 lies in Vigo County.
What area code is 47870?
Prairieton uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47870 in?
47870 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47870?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 47870. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47870?
The closest are 47802 (3.5 mi), 47808 (5.5 mi), 47869 (6.7 mi), 47801 (7.4 mi) and 47809 (7.8 mi).
Is 47870 a PO Box ZIP code?
47870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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