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47929

ZIP 47929 is Chalmers, Indiana, in White County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
White
Metro area
Monticello, IN
Population
758
Coordinates
40.6702, -86.9128
☼ Live from 47929 — Chalmers, IN

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Where 47929 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47929
  • 🔢 Type 47929 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,929 = 7 × 41 × 167. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47928 (Cayuga, IN, 60 mi away) and 47930 (Clarks Hill, IN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47929 becomes 92974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27499, 27949, 29479, 47992, 49279, 49729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99742 in Gambell, AK, 3,596 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯618 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47929 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 93.09°E — 1,261 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 47929 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population758This ZIP758
Households343This ZIP343
Housing units349This ZIP349
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,036This ZIP$73,036Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$180,200This ZIP$180,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density17.5 / sq miThis ZIP17.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$8,465,000This ZIP$8,465,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$27,794,000This ZIP$27,794,000

Land area

Land area43.42 sq miThis ZIP43.42 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 47929

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

ZIP codes near 47929

ZIPCityDistance
47923 Brookston, IN 4.4 mi
47980 Reynolds, IN 5.7 mi
47995 Wolcott, IN 8.8 mi
47920 Battle Ground, IN 9.9 mi
47997 Yeoman, IN 9.9 mi
47960 Monticello, IN 11.7 mi
47959 Monon, IN 13.3 mi
47906 West Lafayette, IN 13.8 mi
47977 Remington, IN 14.3 mi
46923 Delphi, IN 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47929?

47929 is in Chalmers, Indiana, in White County, part of the Monticello, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6702, -86.9128.

What county is 47929 in?

47929 lies in White County.

What time zone is 47929 in?

47929 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47929?

About 758 people live in ZIP code 47929, in 343 households, at 17.5 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 47929?

$73,036 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47929?

The closest are 47923 (4.4 mi), 47980 (5.7 mi), 47995 (8.8 mi), 47920 (9.9 mi) and 47997 (9.9 mi).

Is 47929 a PO Box ZIP code?

47929 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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