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47971

ZIP 47971 is Oxford, Indiana, in Benton County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Benton
Population
1,645
Coordinates
40.5254, -87.2356
☼ Live from 47971 — Oxford, IN

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Where 47971 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47971
  • 🔢 Type 47971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,971 = 7 × 7 × 11 × 89. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47970 (Otterbein, IN, 7 mi away) and 47974 (Perrysville, IN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47971 becomes 17974 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seltzer, PA, 577 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14779, 17749, 17974, 19477, 47719, 47917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94177 in San Francisco, CA, 1,882 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯600 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47971 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 92.76°E — 1,253 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 55.7 square miles of land, 47971 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,645This ZIP1,645
Households619This ZIP619
Housing units703This ZIP703
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$152,600This ZIP$152,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$758This ZIP$758Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees186This ZIP186
Annual payroll$8,106,000This ZIP$8,106,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$55,267,000This ZIP$55,267,000

Land area

Land area55.72 sq miThis ZIP55.72 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 47971

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ZIP codes near 47971

ZIPCityDistance
47986 Templeton, IN 1.7 mi
47975 Pine Village, IN 5.7 mi
47970 Otterbein, IN 7.4 mi
47921 Boswell, IN 8.0 mi
47944 Fowler, IN 8.1 mi
47962 Montmorenci, IN 11.5 mi
47984 Talbot, IN 11.6 mi
47917 Ambia, IN 13.2 mi
47906 West Lafayette, IN 13.3 mi
47942 Earl Park, IN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47971?

47971 is in Oxford, Indiana, in Benton County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5254, -87.2356.

What county is 47971 in?

47971 lies in Benton County.

What area code is 47971?

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

What time zone is 47971 in?

47971 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47971?

About 1,645 people live in ZIP code 47971, in 619 households, at 29.5 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 47971?

$64,375 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47971?

The closest are 47986 (1.7 mi), 47975 (5.7 mi), 47970 (7.4 mi), 47921 (8 mi) and 47944 (8.1 mi).

Is 47971 a PO Box ZIP code?

47971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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