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47942

ZIP 47942 is Earl Park, Indiana, mostly in Benton County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Benton +1 more
Population
767
Coordinates
40.6863, -87.4443
☼ Live from 47942 — Earl Park, IN

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Where 47942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47942
  • 🔢 Type 47942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,942 = 2 × 23971. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47941 (Dayton, IN, 41 mi away) and 47943 (Fair Oaks, IN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47942 becomes 24974 — and that is a real ZIP code: Secondcreek, WV, 430 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 1,847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯590 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47942 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 92.56°E — 1,238 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 58.8 square miles of land, 47942 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population767This ZIP767
Households299This ZIP299
Housing units342This ZIP342
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,125This ZIP$84,125Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$124,400This ZIP$124,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$2,669,000This ZIP$2,669,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$19,523,000This ZIP$19,523,000

Land area

Land area58.85 sq miThis ZIP58.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 47942 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 95.8%
Newton County 4.2%

Other place names in 47942

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ZIP codes near 47942

ZIPCityDistance
47951 Kentland, IN 7.2 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 7.6 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 8.4 mi
60966 Sheldon, IL 8.6 mi
47948 Goodland, IN 10.3 mi
47984 Talbot, IN 12.5 mi
60945 Iroquois, IL 13.0 mi
60953 Milford, IL 13.5 mi
47922 Brook, IN 14.1 mi
47921 Boswell, IN 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47942?

47942 is in Earl Park, Indiana, in Benton County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6863, -87.4443.

What county is 47942 in?

47942 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Newton 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 time zone is 47942 in?

47942 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47942?

About 767 people live in ZIP code 47942, in 299 households, at 13.0 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 47942?

$84,125 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47942?

The closest are 47951 (7.2 mi), 47944 (7.6 mi), 60967 (8.4 mi), 60966 (8.6 mi) and 47948 (10.3 mi).

Is 47942 a PO Box ZIP code?

47942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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