ZIP code · Lafayette · Indiana · United States

ZIP code 47901 — Lafayette

ZIP code 47901 serves Lafayette, Indiana.

Postal code
47901
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Lafayette
County
Tippecanoe FIPS 18157
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.4177, -86.8884 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
4,342 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
7,255 / sq mi
Land area
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$46,425
Per-capita income
$41,626
Median age
30.1
Households
2,668
Housing units
2,875
Median home value
$257,400
Median gross rent
$954 / month
Congressional district
IN-4 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
765
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 18°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F333850627381848377655038
Avg low °F182130405160636254433324
Precip in2.21.82.73.84.04.64.13.12.62.92.92.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AP (2.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 47901

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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