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47948

ZIP 47948 is Goodland, Indiana, mostly in Newton County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton +2 more
Population
998
Coordinates
40.7764, -87.2868
☼ Live from 47948 — Goodland, IN

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Where 47948 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47948
  • 🔢 Type 47948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,948 = 2 × 2 × 11987. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47946 (Francesville, IN, 26 mi away) and 47949 (Hillsboro, IN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47948 becomes 84974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, 49847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97448 in Junction City, OR, 1,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯598 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47948 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 92.71°E — 1,241 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 58.4 square miles of land, 47948 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population998This ZIP998
Households461This ZIP461
Housing units538This ZIP538
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,293This ZIP$59,293Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$106,400This ZIP$106,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$629This ZIP$629Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees351This ZIP351
Annual payroll$20,406,000This ZIP$20,406,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$33,328,000This ZIP$33,328,000

Land area

Land area58.37 sq miThis ZIP58.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47948 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Newton County 54.4%
Jasper County 28.1%
Benton County 17.5%

Other place names in 47948

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

ZIP codes near 47948

ZIPCityDistance
47977 Remington, IN 6.9 mi
47922 Brook, IN 7.7 mi
47951 Kentland, IN 8.3 mi
47942 Earl Park, IN 10.3 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 11.5 mi
47964 Mount Ayr, IN 12.2 mi
47995 Wolcott, IN 13.5 mi
47963 Morocco, IN 15.5 mi
60966 Sheldon, IL 15.6 mi
60945 Iroquois, IL 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47948?

47948 is in Goodland, Indiana, in Newton County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7764, -87.2868.

What county is 47948 in?

47948 spans 3 counties: Newton County, Jasper County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Newton 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 47948?

Goodland uses area code 219, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47948 in?

47948 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47948?

About 998 people live in ZIP code 47948, in 461 households, at 17.1 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 47948?

$59,293 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47948?

The closest are 47977 (6.9 mi), 47922 (7.7 mi), 47951 (8.3 mi), 47942 (10.3 mi) and 47944 (11.5 mi).

Is 47948 a PO Box ZIP code?

47948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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