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47905

ZIP 47905 is in Lafayette, Indiana, mostly in Tippecanoe County; area code 765; Eastern time. Lafayette has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 47901, 47902, 47903, 47904 and 47909.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Tippecanoe +2 more
Population
42,219
Coordinates
40.4219, -86.7636
☼ Live from 47905 — Lafayette, IN

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Where 47905 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47905
  • 🔢 Type 47905 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,905 = 5 × 11 × 13 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47904 (Lafayette, IN, 6 mi away) and 47906 (West Lafayette, IN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47905 becomes 50974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09754 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,060 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯625 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47905 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 93.24°E — 1,277 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 120.4 square miles of land, 47905 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,219This ZIP42,219
Households17,755This ZIP17,755
Housing units18,603This ZIP18,603
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,861This ZIP$65,861Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$235,600This ZIP$235,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density350.8 / sq miThis ZIP350.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,401This ZIP1,401
Employees38,602This ZIP38,602
Annual payroll$2,231,091,000This ZIP$2,231,091,000
Tax returns filed21,130This ZIP21,130
Total adjusted gross income$1,517,695,000This ZIP$1,517,695,000

Land area

Land area120.36 sq miThis ZIP120.36 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Counties 47905 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tippecanoe County 98.1%
Carroll County 1.5%
Clinton County 0.5%

Other place names in 47905

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

ZIP codes near 47905

ZIPCityDistance
47941 Dayton, IN 3.2 mi
47924 Buck Creek, IN 4.7 mi
47904 Lafayette, IN 6.0 mi
47901 Lafayette, IN 6.6 mi
47902 Lafayette, IN 7.3 mi
47996 West Lafayette, IN 7.3 mi
46058 Mulberry, IN 7.5 mi
47907 West Lafayette, IN 7.9 mi
46065 Rossville, IN 8.1 mi
47903 Lafayette, IN 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47905?

47905 is in Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4219, -86.7636.

What county is 47905 in?

47905 spans 3 counties: Tippecanoe County, Carroll County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Tippecanoe 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 47905?

Lafayette uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47905 in?

47905 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47905?

About 42,219 people live in ZIP code 47905, in 17,755 households, at 350.8 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 47905?

$65,861 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47905?

The closest are 47941 (3.2 mi), 47924 (4.7 mi), 47904 (6 mi), 47901 (6.6 mi) and 47902 (7.3 mi).

Is 47905 a PO Box ZIP code?

47905 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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