47880
ZIP 47880 is Shepardsville, Indiana, in Vigo County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Vigo
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Population
- 10
- Coordinates
- 39.5997, -87.4188
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Where 47880 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 47880 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,880 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 19. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101100001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47879 (Shelburn, IN, 28 mi away) and 47881 (Staunton, IN, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47880 becomes 08874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07848, 47808, 48708, 48807, 48870, 70884, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84780 in Washington, UT, 1,417 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯593 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47880 and you would come out at 39.60°S, 92.58°E — 1,285 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 0.024 square miles of land, 47880 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 12 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9This ZIP9 |
| Housing units | 9This ZIP9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 90.0%This ZIP90.0% |
| Population density | 416.7 / sq miThis ZIP416.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47880
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47880
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47884 | Universal, IN | 2.4 mi |
47863 | New Goshen, IN | 2.6 mi |
47842 | Clinton, IN | 5.7 mi |
47805 | Terre Haute, IN | 6.2 mi |
47876 | Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN | 6.6 mi |
47831 | Blanford, IN | 7.1 mi |
47885 | West Terre Haute, IN | 7.1 mi |
47804 | Terre Haute, IN | 7.2 mi |
47874 | Rosedale, IN | 7.9 mi |
47807 | Terre Haute, IN | 8.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47880?
47880 is in Shepardsville, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5997, -87.4188.
What county is 47880 in?
47880 lies in Vigo County.
What time zone is 47880 in?
47880 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47880?
About 10 people live in ZIP code 47880, in 9 households, at 416.7 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 47880?
The closest are 47884 (2.4 mi), 47863 (2.6 mi), 47842 (5.7 mi), 47805 (6.2 mi) and 47876 (6.6 mi).
Is 47880 a PO Box ZIP code?
47880 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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