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47871

ZIP 47871 is Riley, 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
441
Coordinates
39.3897, -87.3002
☼ Live from 47871 — Riley, IN

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Where 47871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47871
  • 🔢 Type 47871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,871 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47870 (Prairieton, IN, 9 mi away) and 47872 (Rockville, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47871 becomes 17874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14778, 14787, 14877, 17748, 17847, 41778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84771 in Saint George, UT, 1,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47871 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 92.70°E — 1,299 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 0.086 square miles of land, 47871 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 42 football fields.
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People and housing

Population441This ZIP441
Households158This ZIP158
Housing units184This ZIP184
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,083This ZIP$77,083Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$108,800This ZIP$108,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density5,127.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,127.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$101,000This ZIP$101,000

Land area

Land area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47871

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 47871

ZIPCityDistance
47803 Terre Haute, IN 5.3 mi
47846 Cory, IN 5.9 mi
47808 Terre Haute, IN 6.6 mi
47802 Terre Haute, IN 6.6 mi
47878 Seelyville, IN 7.3 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 7.5 mi
47807 Terre Haute, IN 8.0 mi
47801 Terre Haute, IN 8.1 mi
47809 Terre Haute, IN 8.1 mi
47804 Terre Haute, IN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47871?

47871 is in Riley, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3897, -87.3002.

What county is 47871 in?

47871 lies in Vigo County.

What area code is 47871?

Riley uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47871 in?

47871 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47871?

About 441 people live in ZIP code 47871, in 158 households, at 5,127.9 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 47871?

$77,083 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47871?

The closest are 47803 (5.3 mi), 47846 (5.9 mi), 47808 (6.6 mi), 47802 (6.6 mi) and 47878 (7.3 mi).

Is 47871 a PO Box ZIP code?

47871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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