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47983

ZIP 47983 is Stockwell, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Tippecanoe
Population
255
Coordinates
40.2863, -86.7735
☼ Live from 47983 — Stockwell, IN

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Where 47983 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47983
  • 🔢 Type 47983 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,983 = 13 × 3691. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47982 (State Line, IN, 40 mi away) and 47984 (Talbot, IN, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47983 becomes 38974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97348 in Halsey, OR, 1,862 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯625 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47983 and you would come out at 40.29°S, 93.23°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.116 square miles of land, 47983 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 56 football fields.
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People and housing

Population255This ZIP255
Households136This ZIP136
Housing units136This ZIP136
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,756This ZIP$60,756Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$100,700This ZIP$100,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%This ZIP6.1%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density2,198.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,198.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$265,000This ZIP$265,000

Land area

Land area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47983

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ZIP codes near 47983

ZIPCityDistance
47903 Lafayette, IN 3.0 mi
47930 Clarks Hill, IN 3.8 mi
47941 Dayton, IN 6.2 mi
47909 Lafayette, IN 7.0 mi
47955 Linden, IN 8.1 mi
46058 Mulberry, IN 8.3 mi
46035 Colfax, IN 8.4 mi
47981 Romney, IN 9.3 mi
47905 Lafayette, IN 9.4 mi
47902 Lafayette, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47983?

47983 is in Stockwell, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2863, -86.7735.

What county is 47983 in?

47983 lies in Tippecanoe County.

What area code is 47983?

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

What time zone is 47983 in?

47983 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47983?

About 255 people live in ZIP code 47983, in 136 households, at 2,198.3 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 47983?

$60,756 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47983?

The closest are 47903 (3 mi), 47930 (3.8 mi), 47941 (6.2 mi), 47909 (7 mi) and 47955 (8.1 mi).

Is 47983 a PO Box ZIP code?

47983 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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