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47987

ZIP 47987 is Veedersburg, Indiana, in Fountain County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Fountain
Metro area
none
Population
3,652
Coordinates
40.1212, -87.2349
☼ Live from 47987 — Veedersburg, IN

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Where 47987 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47987
  • 🔢 Type 47987 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,987 = 47 × 1021. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47986 (Templeton, IN, 27 mi away) and 47988 (Wallace, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47987 becomes 78974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47879, 47978, 49877, 77489, 77498, 77984, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97487 in Veneta, OR, 1,859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47987 and you would come out at 40.12°S, 92.77°E — 1,270 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 115.7 square miles of land, 47987 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,652This ZIP3,652
Households1,498This ZIP1,498
Housing units1,610This ZIP1,610
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$145,200This ZIP$145,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$790This ZIP$790Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density31.6 / sq miThis ZIP31.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees1,125This ZIP1,125
Annual payroll$53,772,000This ZIP$53,772,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$108,106,000This ZIP$108,106,000

Land area

Land area115.68 sq miThis ZIP115.68 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 47987

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

ZIP codes near 47987

ZIPCityDistance
47958 Mellott, IN 5.4 mi
47949 Hillsboro, IN 6.6 mi
47969 Newtown, IN 7.3 mi
47994 Wingate, IN 9.1 mi
47932 Covington, IN 9.6 mi
47990 Waynetown, IN 10.2 mi
47988 Wallace, IN 10.4 mi
47952 Kingman, IN 11.7 mi
47918 Attica, IN 12.3 mi
47967 New Richmond, IN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47987?

47987 is in Veedersburg, Indiana, in Fountain County. Its published point location is 40.1212, -87.2349.

What county is 47987 in?

47987 lies in Fountain County.

What area code is 47987?

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

What time zone is 47987 in?

47987 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47987?

About 3,652 people live in ZIP code 47987, in 1,498 households, at 31.6 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 47987?

$63,333 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47987?

The closest are 47958 (5.4 mi), 47949 (6.6 mi), 47969 (7.3 mi), 47994 (9.1 mi) and 47932 (9.6 mi).

Is 47987 a PO Box ZIP code?

47987 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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