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47881

ZIP 47881 is Staunton, Indiana, in Clay County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Clay
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
266
Coordinates
39.4873, -87.1900
☼ Live from 47881 — Staunton, IN

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Where 47881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47881
  • 🔢 Type 47881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47881 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47880 (Shepardsville, IN, 14 mi away) and 47882 (Sullivan, IN, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47881 becomes 18874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14878, 14887, 17884, 18847, 48178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84781 in Pine Valley, UT, 1,425 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯606 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47881 and you would come out at 39.49°S, 92.81°E — 1,299 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 23m.
  • 📏 At 0.148 square miles of land, 47881 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 72 football fields.
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People and housing

Population266This ZIP266
Households117This ZIP117
Housing units149This ZIP149
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$51,146This ZIP$51,146Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$86,100This ZIP$86,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%This ZIP4.7%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density1,797.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,797.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47881

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

ZIP codes near 47881

ZIPCityDistance
47878 Seelyville, IN 4.1 mi
47834 Brazil, IN 4.4 mi
47857 Knightsville, IN 5.9 mi
47803 Terre Haute, IN 6.4 mi
47851 Fontanet, IN 6.7 mi
47853 Harmony, IN 7.1 mi
47846 Cory, IN 8.3 mi
47805 Terre Haute, IN 8.3 mi
47840 Centerpoint, IN 8.8 mi
47871 Riley, IN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47881?

47881 is in Staunton, Indiana, in Clay County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4873, -87.1900.

What county is 47881 in?

47881 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 47881?

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

What time zone is 47881 in?

47881 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47881?

About 266 people live in ZIP code 47881, in 117 households, at 1,797.3 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 47881?

$51,146 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47881?

The closest are 47878 (4.1 mi), 47834 (4.4 mi), 47857 (5.9 mi), 47803 (6.4 mi) and 47851 (6.7 mi).

Is 47881 a PO Box ZIP code?

47881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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