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47951

ZIP 47951 is Kentland, Indiana, in Newton County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton
Population
2,279
Coordinates
40.7905, -87.4435
☼ Live from 47951 — Kentland, IN

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Where 47951 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47951
  • 🔢 Type 47951 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 47951 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47950 (Idaville, IN, 41 mi away) and 47952 (Kingman, IN, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47951 becomes 15974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 17954, 19457, 19475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95417 in Branscomb, CA, 1,898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% 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 47951 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 92.56°E — 1,233 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 59.5 square miles of land, 47951 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,279This ZIP2,279
Households1,082This ZIP1,082
Housing units1,181This ZIP1,181
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,156This ZIP$66,156Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$115,600This ZIP$115,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density38.3 / sq miThis ZIP38.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees549This ZIP549
Annual payroll$23,028,000This ZIP$23,028,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$65,184,000This ZIP$65,184,000

Land area

Land area59.52 sq miThis ZIP59.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47951

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ZIP codes near 47951

ZIPCityDistance
47942 Earl Park, IN 7.2 mi
47922 Brook, IN 7.8 mi
60966 Sheldon, IL 7.8 mi
47948 Goodland, IN 8.3 mi
60945 Iroquois, IL 8.6 mi
60931 Donovan, IL 10.2 mi
47963 Morocco, IN 12.3 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 13.4 mi
47964 Mount Ayr, IN 13.5 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47951?

47951 is in Kentland, Indiana, in Newton County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7905, -87.4435.

What county is 47951 in?

47951 lies in Newton County.

What area code is 47951?

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

What time zone is 47951 in?

47951 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 47951?

About 2,279 people live in ZIP code 47951, in 1,082 households, at 38.3 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 47951?

$66,156 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47951?

The closest are 47942 (7.2 mi), 47922 (7.8 mi), 60966 (7.8 mi), 47948 (8.3 mi) and 60945 (8.6 mi).

Is 47951 a PO Box ZIP code?

47951 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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