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47994

ZIP 47994 is Wingate, Indiana, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Montgomery +1 more
Metro area
Crawfordsville, IN
Population
674
Coordinates
40.1823, -87.0823
☼ Live from 47994 — Wingate, IN

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Where 47994 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47994
  • 🔢 Type 47994 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,994 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 421. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47993 (Williamsport, IN, 19 mi away) and 47995 (Wolcott, IN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47994 becomes 49974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44799, 47949, 49749, 49947, 74949, 79944, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99744 in Anderson, AK, 2,938 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯609 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47994 and you would come out at 40.18°S, 92.92°E — 1,274 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 18m.
  • 📏 At 21.8 square miles of land, 47994 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population674This ZIP674
Households239This ZIP239
Housing units247This ZIP247
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,891This ZIP$101,891Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$173,600This ZIP$173,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density31.0 / sq miThis ZIP31.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$6,019,000This ZIP$6,019,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$20,863,000This ZIP$20,863,000

Land area

Land area21.75 sq miThis ZIP21.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 47994 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 61.5%
Fountain County 38.5%

Other place names in 47994

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

ZIP codes near 47994

ZIPCityDistance
47958 Mellott, IN 3.7 mi
47969 Newtown, IN 3.8 mi
47967 New Richmond, IN 4.5 mi
47990 Waynetown, IN 8.5 mi
47981 Romney, IN 8.7 mi
47949 Hillsboro, IN 8.9 mi
47987 Veedersburg, IN 9.1 mi
47992 Westpoint, IN 9.6 mi
47918 Attica, IN 10.5 mi
47955 Linden, IN 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47994?

47994 is in Wingate, Indiana, in Montgomery County, part of the Crawfordsville, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1823, -87.0823.

What county is 47994 in?

47994 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Fountain 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 47994?

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

What time zone is 47994 in?

47994 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47994?

About 674 people live in ZIP code 47994, in 239 households, at 31.0 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 47994?

$101,891 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47994?

The closest are 47958 (3.7 mi), 47969 (3.8 mi), 47967 (4.5 mi), 47990 (8.5 mi) and 47981 (8.7 mi).

Is 47994 a PO Box ZIP code?

47994 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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