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47885

ZIP 47885 is West Terre Haute, 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
9,209
Coordinates
39.5063, -87.4761
☼ Live from 47885 — West Terre Haute, IN

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Where 47885 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47885
  • 🔢 Type 47885 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBBLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,885 = 5 × 61 × 157. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47884 (Universal, IN, 8 mi away) and 47901 (Lafayette, IN, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47885 becomes 58874, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47858, 48758, 48857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85748 in Tucson, AZ, 1,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47885 and you would come out at 39.51°S, 92.52°E — 1,286 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 82.8 square miles of land, 47885 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,209This ZIP9,209
Households3,268This ZIP3,268
Housing units3,574This ZIP3,574
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,588This ZIP$67,588Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$149,400This ZIP$149,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$721This ZIP$721Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density111.3 / sq miThis ZIP111.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees716This ZIP716
Annual payroll$32,888,000This ZIP$32,888,000
Tax returns filed4,010This ZIP4,010
Total adjusted gross income$240,951,000This ZIP$240,951,000

Land area

Land area82.78 sq miThis ZIP82.78 sq mi
Water area2.51 sq miThis ZIP2.51 sq mi

Other place names in 47885

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

ZIP codes near 47885

ZIPCityDistance
47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN 0.8 mi
47809 Terre Haute, IN 4.3 mi
47801 Terre Haute, IN 4.3 mi
47807 Terre Haute, IN 4.5 mi
47804 Terre Haute, IN 4.6 mi
47863 New Goshen, IN 5.1 mi
47808 Terre Haute, IN 6.1 mi
62423 Dennison, IL 6.3 mi
47880 Shepardsville, IN 7.1 mi
61955 Vermilion, IL 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47885?

47885 is in West Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5063, -87.4761.

What county is 47885 in?

47885 lies in Vigo County.

What area code is 47885?

West Terre Haute uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47885 in?

47885 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47885?

About 9,209 people live in ZIP code 47885, in 3,268 households, at 111.3 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 47885?

$67,588 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47885?

The closest are 47876 (0.8 mi), 47809 (4.3 mi), 47801 (4.3 mi), 47807 (4.5 mi) and 47804 (4.6 mi).

Is 47885 a PO Box ZIP code?

47885 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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