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47921

ZIP 47921 is Boswell, Indiana, mostly in Benton County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Benton +1 more
Population
1,338
Coordinates
40.4784, -87.3749
☼ Live from 47921 — Boswell, IN

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Where 47921 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47921
  • 🔢 Type 47921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,921 = 173 × 277. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47920 (Battle Ground, IN, 29 mi away) and 47922 (Brook, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47921 becomes 12974 — and that is a real ZIP code: Port Henry, NY, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94127 in San Francisco, CA, 1,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯593 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47921 and you would come out at 40.48°S, 92.63°E — 1,249 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 41.7 square miles of land, 47921 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,338This ZIP1,338
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units559This ZIP559
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$100,455This ZIP$100,455Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$165,000This ZIP$165,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density32.0 / sq miThis ZIP32.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$5,692,000This ZIP$5,692,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$27,837,000This ZIP$27,837,000

Land area

Land area41.75 sq miThis ZIP41.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47921 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 52.5%
Warren County 47.5%

Other place names in 47921

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

ZIP codes near 47921

ZIPCityDistance
47984 Talbot, IN 4.6 mi
47917 Ambia, IN 5.4 mi
47975 Pine Village, IN 6.8 mi
47971 Oxford, IN 8.0 mi
47986 Templeton, IN 9.1 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 9.6 mi
47993 Williamsport, IN 11.9 mi
47970 Otterbein, IN 13.5 mi
47991 West Lebanon, IN 14.2 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47921?

47921 is in Boswell, Indiana, in Benton County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4784, -87.3749.

What county is 47921 in?

47921 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Benton 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 47921?

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

What time zone is 47921 in?

47921 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47921?

About 1,338 people live in ZIP code 47921, in 530 households, at 32.0 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 47921?

$100,455 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47921?

The closest are 47984 (4.6 mi), 47917 (5.4 mi), 47975 (6.8 mi), 47971 (8 mi) and 47986 (9.1 mi).

Is 47921 a PO Box ZIP code?

47921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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