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47916

ZIP 47916 is Alamo, Indiana, in Montgomery County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Montgomery
Metro area
Crawfordsville, IN
Population
45
Coordinates
39.9834, -87.0552
☼ Live from 47916 — Alamo, IN

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Where 47916 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 47916
  • 🔢 Type 47916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 11. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47909 (Lafayette, IN, 25 mi away) and 47917 (Ambia, IN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47916 becomes 61974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14769, 16749, 16947, 17946, 17964, 46791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96741 in Kalaheo, HI, 4,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯610 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47916 and you would come out at 39.98°S, 92.94°E — 1,283 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 0.062 square miles of land, 47916 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 30 football fields.
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People and housing

Population45This ZIP45
Households20This ZIP20
Housing units33This ZIP33
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute46.9 minThis ZIP46.9 min
Population density725.8 / sq miThis ZIP725.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47916

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

ZIP codes near 47916

ZIPCityDistance
47988 Wallace, IN 4.9 mi
47990 Waynetown, IN 5.4 mi
47989 Waveland, IN 6.4 mi
47949 Hillsboro, IN 6.9 mi
47965 New Market, IN 7.4 mi
47933 Crawfordsville, IN 8.9 mi
47859 Marshall, IN 9.4 mi
46175 Russellville, IN 12.5 mi
47832 Bloomingdale, IN 12.9 mi
47952 Kingman, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47916?

47916 is in Alamo, Indiana, in Montgomery County, part of the Crawfordsville, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9834, -87.0552.

What county is 47916 in?

47916 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 47916?

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

What time zone is 47916 in?

47916 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47916?

About 45 people live in ZIP code 47916, in 20 households, at 725.8 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 47916?

The closest are 47988 (4.9 mi), 47990 (5.4 mi), 47989 (6.4 mi), 47949 (6.9 mi) and 47965 (7.4 mi).

Is 47916 a PO Box ZIP code?

47916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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