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47970

ZIP 47970 is Otterbein, Indiana, mostly in Warren County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Warren +3 more
Population
3,011
Coordinates
40.4655, -87.1180
☼ Live from 47970 — Otterbein, IN

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Where 47970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47970
  • 🔢 Type 47970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,970 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47969 (Newtown, IN, 18 mi away) and 47971 (Oxford, IN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47970 becomes 07974 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Providence, NJ, 667 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,069 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯607 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47970 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 92.88°E — 1,260 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 60.6 square miles of land, 47970 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,011This ZIP3,011
Households1,054This ZIP1,054
Housing units1,092This ZIP1,092
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,457This ZIP$74,457Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$185,300This ZIP$185,300Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density49.7 / sq miThis ZIP49.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees331This ZIP331
Annual payroll$14,619,000This ZIP$14,619,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$70,569,000This ZIP$70,569,000

Land area

Land area60.58 sq miThis ZIP60.58 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 47970 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 48.2%
Benton County 46.5%
Tippecanoe County 3.6%
White County 1.7%

Other place names in 47970

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

ZIP codes near 47970

ZIPCityDistance
47962 Montmorenci, IN 4.8 mi
47986 Templeton, IN 5.8 mi
47906 West Lafayette, IN 6.8 mi
47975 Pine Village, IN 7.3 mi
47971 Oxford, IN 7.4 mi
47992 Westpoint, IN 10.7 mi
47907 West Lafayette, IN 11.1 mi
47901 Lafayette, IN 12.5 mi
47918 Attica, IN 12.5 mi
47902 Lafayette, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47970?

47970 is in Otterbein, Indiana, in Warren County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4655, -87.1180.

What county is 47970 in?

47970 spans 4 counties: Warren County, Benton County, Tippecanoe County and White County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 47970?

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

What time zone is 47970 in?

47970 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47970?

About 3,011 people live in ZIP code 47970, in 1,054 households, at 49.7 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 47970?

$74,457 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47970?

The closest are 47962 (4.8 mi), 47986 (5.8 mi), 47906 (6.8 mi), 47975 (7.3 mi) and 47971 (7.4 mi).

Is 47970 a PO Box ZIP code?

47970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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