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47974

ZIP 47974 is Perrysville, Indiana, in Vermillion County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Vermillion
Metro area
Terre Haute, IN
Population
1,441
Coordinates
40.0429, -87.4804
☼ Live from 47974 — Perrysville, IN

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Where 47974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47974
  • 🔢 Type 47974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆47974 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,974 = 2 × 17 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47971 (Oxford, IN, 36 mi away) and 47975 (Pine Village, IN, 30 mi away).
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49747, 49774, 74947, 77449, 77494, 79744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97447 in Idleyld Park, OR, 1,808 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47974 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 92.52°E — 1,263 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 47974 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,441This ZIP1,441
Households565This ZIP565
Housing units585This ZIP585
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,962This ZIP$89,962Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$123,100This ZIP$123,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density36.0 / sq miThis ZIP36.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$2,579,000This ZIP$2,579,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$38,894,000This ZIP$38,894,000

Land area

Land area40.03 sq miThis ZIP40.03 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 47974

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ZIP codes near 47974

ZIPCityDistance
47932 Covington, IN 7.2 mi
61846 Georgetown, IL 8.1 mi
47928 Cayuga, IN 8.4 mi
61883 Westville, IL 8.5 mi
61833 Tilton, IL 9.6 mi
61832 Danville, IL 10.1 mi
47982 State Line, IN 10.9 mi
47952 Kingman, IN 11.2 mi
47966 Newport, IN 11.2 mi
61870 Ridge Farm, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47974?

47974 is in Perrysville, Indiana, in Vermillion County, part of the Terre Haute, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0429, -87.4804.

What county is 47974 in?

47974 lies in Vermillion County.

What area code is 47974?

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

What time zone is 47974 in?

47974 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47974?

About 1,441 people live in ZIP code 47974, in 565 households, at 36.0 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 47974?

$89,962 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47974?

The closest are 47932 (7.2 mi), 61846 (8.1 mi), 47928 (8.4 mi), 61883 (8.5 mi) and 61833 (9.6 mi).

Is 47974 a PO Box ZIP code?

47974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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