47986
ZIP 47986 is Templeton, Indiana, in Benton County; area code 765; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Benton
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 40.5138, -87.2072
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Where 47986 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 47986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 47,986 = 2 × 23993. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011101101110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47984 (Talbot, IN, 13 mi away) and 47987 (Veedersburg, IN, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 47986 becomes 68974 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ruskin, NE, 562 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46789, 46798, 46897, 46978, 46987, 47869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96847 in Honolulu, HI, 4,278 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯602 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47986 and you would come out at 40.51°S, 92.79°E — 1,255 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 0.096 square miles of land, 47986 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 46 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 47986
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 47986
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
47971 | Oxford, IN | 1.7 mi |
47975 | Pine Village, IN | 5.4 mi |
47970 | Otterbein, IN | 5.8 mi |
47921 | Boswell, IN | 9.1 mi |
47944 | Fowler, IN | 9.7 mi |
47962 | Montmorenci, IN | 9.8 mi |
47906 | West Lafayette, IN | 11.7 mi |
47984 | Talbot, IN | 13.0 mi |
47917 | Ambia, IN | 14.5 mi |
47918 | Attica, IN | 14.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 47986?
47986 is in Templeton, Indiana, in Benton County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5138, -87.2072.
What county is 47986 in?
47986 lies in Benton County.
What area code is 47986?
Templeton uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 47986 in?
47986 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 47986?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 47986. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 47986?
The closest are 47971 (1.7 mi), 47975 (5.4 mi), 47970 (5.8 mi), 47921 (9.1 mi) and 47944 (9.7 mi).
Is 47986 a PO Box ZIP code?
47986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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