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47941

ZIP 47941 is Dayton, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Tippecanoe
Population
1,159
Coordinates
40.3753, -86.7712
☼ Live from 47941 — Dayton, IN

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Where 47941 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47941
  • 🔢 Type 47941 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,941 = 191 × 251. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47940 (Darlington, IN, 18 mi away) and 47942 (Earl Park, IN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47941 becomes 14974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14479, 17944, 19474, 41749, 44197, 49417, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97414 in Broadbent, OR, 1,922 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 47941 and you would come out at 40.38°S, 93.23°E — 1,279 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 0.832 square miles of land, 47941 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 403 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,159This ZIP1,159
Households470This ZIP470
Housing units491This ZIP491
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,553This ZIP$78,553Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$175,400This ZIP$175,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density1,393.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,393.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$1,961,000This ZIP$1,961,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47941

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ZIP codes near 47941

ZIPCityDistance
47905 Lafayette, IN 3.2 mi
47903 Lafayette, IN 5.6 mi
47983 Stockwell, IN 6.2 mi
47902 Lafayette, IN 6.6 mi
47996 West Lafayette, IN 6.6 mi
46058 Mulberry, IN 6.6 mi
47901 Lafayette, IN 6.9 mi
47904 Lafayette, IN 7.0 mi
47909 Lafayette, IN 7.5 mi
47924 Buck Creek, IN 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47941?

47941 is in Dayton, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3753, -86.7712.

What county is 47941 in?

47941 lies in Tippecanoe County.

What area code is 47941?

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

What time zone is 47941 in?

47941 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47941?

About 1,159 people live in ZIP code 47941, in 470 households, at 1,393.0 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 47941?

$78,553 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47941?

The closest are 47905 (3.2 mi), 47903 (5.6 mi), 47983 (6.2 mi), 47902 (6.6 mi) and 47996 (6.6 mi).

Is 47941 a PO Box ZIP code?

47941 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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