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47879

ZIP 47879 is Shelburn, Indiana, mostly in Sullivan County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Sullivan +1 more
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
2,640
Coordinates
39.1977, -87.3787
☼ Live from 47879 — Shelburn, IN

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Where 47879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47879
  • 🔢 Type 47879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,879 = 13 × 29 × 127. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47878 (Seelyville, IN, 21 mi away) and 47880 (Shepardsville, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47879 becomes 97874 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spray, OR, 1,699 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47978, 47987, 49877, 77489, 77498, 77984, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97487 in Veneta, OR, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯598 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47879 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 92.62°E — 1,304 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 61.8 square miles of land, 47879 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,640This ZIP2,640
Households1,215This ZIP1,215
Housing units1,330This ZIP1,330
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,750This ZIP$54,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$93,500This ZIP$93,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$762This ZIP$762Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density42.7 / sq miThis ZIP42.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees154This ZIP154
Annual payroll$5,964,000This ZIP$5,964,000
Tax returns filed1,320This ZIP1,320
Total adjusted gross income$75,283,000This ZIP$75,283,000

Land area

Land area61.84 sq miThis ZIP61.84 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Counties 47879 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sullivan County 99.0%
Clay County 1.0%

Other place names in 47879

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

ZIP codes near 47879

ZIPCityDistance
47850 Farmersburg, IN 4.1 mi
47855 Hymera, IN 4.2 mi
47866 Pimento, IN 6.6 mi
47882 Sullivan, IN 7.7 mi
47845 Coalmont, IN 7.8 mi
47869 Prairie Creek, IN 8.3 mi
47852 Graysville, IN 8.9 mi
47858 Lewis, IN 9.4 mi
47849 Fairbanks, IN 9.9 mi
47802 Terre Haute, IN 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47879?

47879 is in Shelburn, Indiana, in Sullivan County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1977, -87.3787.

What county is 47879 in?

47879 spans 2 counties: Sullivan County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Sullivan 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 47879?

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

What time zone is 47879 in?

47879 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47879?

About 2,640 people live in ZIP code 47879, in 1,215 households, at 42.7 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 47879?

$54,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47879?

The closest are 47850 (4.1 mi), 47855 (4.2 mi), 47866 (6.6 mi), 47882 (7.7 mi) and 47845 (7.8 mi).

Is 47879 a PO Box ZIP code?

47879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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