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47944

ZIP 47944 is Fowler, Indiana, mostly in Benton County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Benton +2 more
Population
3,376
Coordinates
40.6137, -87.3362
☼ Live from 47944 — Fowler, IN

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Where 47944 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47944
  • 🔢 Type 47944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 461. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47943 (Fair Oaks, IN, 31 mi away) and 47946 (Francesville, IN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47944 becomes 44974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47449, 49744, 74944, 97444). The farthest-flung twin is 97444 in Gold Beach, OR, 1,902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 47944 and you would come out at 40.61°S, 92.66°E — 1,245 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 188.9 square miles of land, 47944 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,376This ZIP3,376
Households1,424This ZIP1,424
Housing units1,547This ZIP1,547
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,242This ZIP$55,242Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$131,400This ZIP$131,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$736This ZIP$736Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees630This ZIP630
Annual payroll$26,792,000This ZIP$26,792,000
Tax returns filed1,720This ZIP1,720
Total adjusted gross income$115,428,000This ZIP$115,428,000

Land area

Land area188.91 sq miThis ZIP188.91 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 47944 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 97.6%
Warren County 1.9%
White County 0.5%

Other place names in 47944

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ZIP codes near 47944

ZIPCityDistance
47942 Earl Park, IN 7.6 mi
47971 Oxford, IN 8.1 mi
47921 Boswell, IN 9.6 mi
47986 Templeton, IN 9.7 mi
47984 Talbot, IN 9.7 mi
47948 Goodland, IN 11.5 mi
47917 Ambia, IN 12.4 mi
47975 Pine Village, IN 12.5 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 12.9 mi
47951 Kentland, IN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47944?

47944 is in Fowler, Indiana, in Benton County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6137, -87.3362.

What county is 47944 in?

47944 spans 3 counties: Benton County, Warren County and White 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 area code is 47944?

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

What time zone is 47944 in?

47944 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47944?

About 3,376 people live in ZIP code 47944, in 1,424 households, at 17.9 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 47944?

$55,242 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47944?

The closest are 47942 (7.6 mi), 47971 (8.1 mi), 47921 (9.6 mi), 47986 (9.7 mi) and 47984 (9.7 mi).

Is 47944 a PO Box ZIP code?

47944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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