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46001

ZIP 46001 is Alexandria, Indiana, mostly in Madison County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Madison +1 more
Population
10,375
Coordinates
40.2514, -85.6581
☼ Live from 46001 — Alexandria, IN

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Where 46001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46001
  • 🔢 Type 46001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,001 = 157 × 293. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 45999 (Cincinnati, OH, 96 mi away) and 46011 (Anderson, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46001 becomes 10064, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00614, 00641, 01460, 01604, 04016, 04061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00641 in Utuado, PR, 1,892 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯684 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46001 and you would come out at 40.25°S, 94.34°E — 1,326 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 77.2 square miles of land, 46001 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,375This ZIP10,375
Households4,226This ZIP4,226
Housing units5,088This ZIP5,088
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$70,962This ZIP$70,962Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$154,700This ZIP$154,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density134.5 / sq miThis ZIP134.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments186This ZIP186
Employees1,539This ZIP1,539
Annual payroll$66,218,000This ZIP$66,218,000
Tax returns filed4,980This ZIP4,980
Total adjusted gross income$288,976,000This ZIP$288,976,000

Land area

Land area77.16 sq miThis ZIP77.16 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 46001 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 96.5%
Delaware County 3.5%

Other place names in 46001

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

ZIP codes near 46001

ZIPCityDistance
46063 Orestes, IN 3.7 mi
46070 Summitville, IN 6.5 mi
46014 Anderson, IN 7.0 mi
46018 Anderson, IN 7.0 mi
46012 Anderson, IN 7.5 mi
46044 Frankton, IN 7.6 mi
47396 Yorktown, IN 8.6 mi
47342 Gaston, IN 9.5 mi
46036 Elwood, IN 9.7 mi
46011 Anderson, IN 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46001?

46001 is in Alexandria, Indiana, in Madison County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2514, -85.6581.

What county is 46001 in?

46001 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Delaware County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 46001?

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

What time zone is 46001 in?

46001 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46001?

About 10,375 people live in ZIP code 46001, in 4,226 households, at 134.5 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 46001?

$70,962 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46001?

The closest are 46063 (3.7 mi), 46070 (6.5 mi), 46014 (7 mi), 46018 (7 mi) and 46012 (7.5 mi).

Is 46001 a PO Box ZIP code?

46001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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