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47989

ZIP 47989 is Waveland, Indiana, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Montgomery +2 more
Metro area
Crawfordsville, IN
Population
1,274
Coordinates
39.8903, -87.0490
☼ Live from 47989 — Waveland, IN

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Where 47989 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47989
  • 🔢 Type 47989 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,989 = 37 × 1297. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47988 (Wallace, IN, 8 mi away) and 47990 (Waynetown, IN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47989 becomes 98974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49879, 78949, 79849, 79948, 87499, 94978, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99784 in White Mountain, AK, 3,380 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯611 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47989 and you would come out at 39.89°S, 92.95°E — 1,287 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 47989 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,274This ZIP1,274
Households508This ZIP508
Housing units579This ZIP579
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$104,048This ZIP$104,048Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$122,700This ZIP$122,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$483This ZIP$483Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density31.8 / sq miThis ZIP31.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$2,081,000This ZIP$2,081,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$38,742,000This ZIP$38,742,000

Land area

Land area40.04 sq miThis ZIP40.04 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 47989 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 65.0%
Parke County 33.2%
Putnam County 1.8%

Other place names in 47989

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ZIP codes near 47989

ZIPCityDistance
47916 Alamo, IN 6.4 mi
47859 Marshall, IN 6.6 mi
46175 Russellville, IN 6.8 mi
47965 New Market, IN 8.2 mi
47988 Wallace, IN 8.5 mi
47832 Bloomingdale, IN 11.1 mi
47872 Rockville, IN 11.6 mi
47990 Waynetown, IN 11.8 mi
47830 Bellmore, IN 12.0 mi
47954 Ladoga, IN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47989?

47989 is in Waveland, Indiana, in Montgomery County, part of the Crawfordsville, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8903, -87.0490.

What county is 47989 in?

47989 spans 3 counties: Montgomery County, Parke County and Putnam County. Most of it falls in Montgomery County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 47989?

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

What time zone is 47989 in?

47989 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47989?

About 1,274 people live in ZIP code 47989, in 508 households, at 31.8 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 47989?

$104,048 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47989?

The closest are 47916 (6.4 mi), 47859 (6.6 mi), 46175 (6.8 mi), 47965 (8.2 mi) and 47988 (8.5 mi).

Is 47989 a PO Box ZIP code?

47989 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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