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47922

ZIP 47922 is Brook, Indiana, mostly in Newton County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton +1 more
Population
1,315
Coordinates
40.8769, -87.3489
☼ Live from 47922 — Brook, IN

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Where 47922 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47922
  • 🔢 Type 47922 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,922 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 163. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47921 (Boswell, IN, 28 mi away) and 47923 (Brookston, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47922 becomes 22974 — and that is a real ZIP code: Troy, VA, 524 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 22974, 24279, 24729, 24927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 1,799 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯595 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47922 and you would come out at 40.88°S, 92.65°E — 1,234 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 68.1 square miles of land, 47922 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,315This ZIP1,315
Households493This ZIP493
Housing units550This ZIP550
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,033This ZIP$61,033Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$125,500This ZIP$125,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,054This ZIP$1,054Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees253This ZIP253
Annual payroll$14,752,000This ZIP$14,752,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$46,521,000This ZIP$46,521,000

Land area

Land area68.11 sq miThis ZIP68.11 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 47922 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Newton County 91.5%
Jasper County 8.5%

Other place names in 47922

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

ZIP codes near 47922

ZIPCityDistance
47964 Mount Ayr, IN 5.8 mi
47948 Goodland, IN 7.7 mi
47951 Kentland, IN 7.8 mi
47963 Morocco, IN 7.9 mi
60931 Donovan, IL 12.5 mi
47977 Remington, IN 12.8 mi
60945 Iroquois, IL 13.3 mi
47943 Fair Oaks, IN 13.4 mi
47942 Earl Park, IN 14.1 mi
47978 Rensselaer, IN 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47922?

47922 is in Brook, Indiana, in Newton County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8769, -87.3489.

What county is 47922 in?

47922 spans 2 counties: Newton County and Jasper County. Most of it falls in Newton 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 47922?

Brook uses area code 219, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47922 in?

47922 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47922?

About 1,315 people live in ZIP code 47922, in 493 households, at 19.3 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 47922?

$61,033 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47922?

The closest are 47964 (5.8 mi), 47948 (7.7 mi), 47951 (7.8 mi), 47963 (7.9 mi) and 60931 (12.5 mi).

Is 47922 a PO Box ZIP code?

47922 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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