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47917

ZIP 47917 is Ambia, Indiana, mostly in Warren County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Warren +1 more
Population
239
Coordinates
40.4688, -87.4763
☼ Live from 47917 — Ambia, IN

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Where 47917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47917
  • 🔢 Type 47917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47917 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: 1011101100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47916 (Alamo, IN, 40 mi away) and 47918 (Attica, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47917 becomes 71974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14779, 17749, 17974, 19477, 47719, 47971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94177 in San Francisco, CA, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47917 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 92.52°E — 1,245 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 36.4 square miles of land, 47917 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population239This ZIP239
Households106This ZIP106
Housing units138This ZIP138
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,250This ZIP$66,250Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$165,000This ZIP$165,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$7,694,000This ZIP$7,694,000

Land area

Land area36.39 sq miThis ZIP36.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47917 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 59.1%
Benton County 40.9%

Other place names in 47917

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

ZIP codes near 47917

ZIPCityDistance
47984 Talbot, IN 2.8 mi
47921 Boswell, IN 5.4 mi
60942 Hoopeston, IL 9.7 mi
60973 Wellington, IL 10.9 mi
60963 Rossville, IL 11.5 mi
47993 Williamsport, IN 11.5 mi
47975 Pine Village, IN 11.8 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 12.1 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 12.4 mi
47991 West Lebanon, IN 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47917?

47917 is in Ambia, Indiana, in Warren County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4688, -87.4763.

What county is 47917 in?

47917 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 47917?

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

What time zone is 47917 in?

47917 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47917?

About 239 people live in ZIP code 47917, in 106 households, at 6.6 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 47917?

$66,250 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47917?

The closest are 47984 (2.8 mi), 47921 (5.4 mi), 60942 (9.7 mi), 60973 (10.9 mi) and 60963 (11.5 mi).

Is 47917 a PO Box ZIP code?

47917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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