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47997

ZIP 47997 is Yeoman, Indiana, in Carroll County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Carroll
Population
235
Coordinates
40.6677, -86.7238
☼ Live from 47997 — Yeoman, IN

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Where 47997 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 47997
  • 🔢 Type 47997 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGGLh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 47,997 = 3 × 3 × 5333. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 47996 (West Lafayette, IN, 21 mi away) and 48001 (Algonac, MI, 253 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 47997 becomes 79974, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49779, 49797, 77994, 79749, 79947, 94977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99774 in Stevens Village, AK, 2,930 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯627 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 47997 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 93.28°E — 1,269 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.127 square miles of land, 47997 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 61 football fields.
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People and housing

Population235This ZIP235
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units90This ZIP90
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,861This ZIP$49,861Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$128,700This ZIP$128,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$556This ZIP$556Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.2%This ZIP2.2%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density1,850.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,850.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 47997

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

ZIP codes near 47997

ZIPCityDistance
46923 Delphi, IN 6.0 mi
46977 Rockfield, IN 8.1 mi
47960 Monticello, IN 8.5 mi
47929 Chalmers, IN 9.9 mi
47950 Idaville, IN 10.0 mi
47926 Burnettsville, IN 10.3 mi
47920 Battle Ground, IN 10.5 mi
47980 Reynolds, IN 11.3 mi
46916 Burrows, IN 11.4 mi
47923 Brookston, IN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 47997?

47997 is in Yeoman, Indiana, in Carroll County, part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6677, -86.7238.

What county is 47997 in?

47997 lies in Carroll County.

What area code is 47997?

Yeoman uses area code 574, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 47997 in?

47997 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 47997?

About 235 people live in ZIP code 47997, in 75 households, at 1,850.4 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 47997?

$49,861 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 47997?

The closest are 46923 (6 mi), 46977 (8.1 mi), 47960 (8.5 mi), 47929 (9.9 mi) and 47950 (10 mi).

Is 47997 a PO Box ZIP code?

47997 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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