47924
ZIP 47924 is Buck Creek, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County; area code 765; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Tippecanoe
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Population
- 77
- Coordinates
- 40.4898, -86.7578
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Where 47924 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.
- 🔢 Type 47924 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,924 = 2 × 2 × 11981. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101100110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47923 (Brookston, IN, 13 mi away) and 47925 (Buffalo, IN, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47924 becomes 42974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,885 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 61% 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 47924 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 93.24°E — 1,275 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 0.236 square miles of land, 47924 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 114 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 77This ZIP77 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 53This ZIP53 |
| Median age | 56.0This ZIP56.0Indiana38.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 326.3 / sq miThis ZIP326.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7This ZIP7 |
| Annual payroll | $286,000This ZIP$286,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47924
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47924
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47905 | Lafayette, IN | 4.7 mi |
47920 | Battle Ground, IN | 5.3 mi |
47904 | Lafayette, IN | 7.1 mi |
47941 | Dayton, IN | 7.9 mi |
47901 | Lafayette, IN | 8.5 mi |
46065 | Rossville, IN | 9.1 mi |
47907 | West Lafayette, IN | 9.4 mi |
47902 | Lafayette, IN | 10.0 mi |
47996 | West Lafayette, IN | 10.0 mi |
46923 | Delphi, IN | 10.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47924?
47924 is in Buck Creek, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4898, -86.7578.
What county is 47924 in?
47924 lies in Tippecanoe County.
What area code is 47924?
Buck Creek uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47924 in?
47924 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47924?
About 77 people live in ZIP code 47924, in 53 households, at 326.3 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 47924?
The closest are 47905 (4.7 mi), 47920 (5.3 mi), 47904 (7.1 mi), 47941 (7.9 mi) and 47901 (8.5 mi).
Is 47924 a PO Box ZIP code?
47924 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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