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46049

ZIP 46049 is Kempton, Indiana, mostly in Tipton County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Tipton +1 more
Population
763
Coordinates
40.2950, -86.2218
☼ Live from 46049 — Kempton, IN

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Where 46049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46049
  • 🔢 Type 46049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 46049 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46048 (Ingalls, IN, 32 mi away) and 46050 (Kirklin, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46049 becomes 94064 — and that is a real ZIP code: Redwood City, CA, 1,940 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04469, 04496, 04649, 04694, 04964, 06494, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96440 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,261 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯654 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46049 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 93.78°E — 1,305 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 26.2 square miles of land, 46049 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population763This ZIP763
Households307This ZIP307
Housing units402This ZIP402
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,594This ZIP$83,594Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$829This ZIP$829Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density29.1 / sq miThis ZIP29.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$1,412,000This ZIP$1,412,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$26,102,000This ZIP$26,102,000

Land area

Land area26.23 sq miThis ZIP26.23 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 46049 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Tipton County 90.0%
Clinton County 10.0%

Other place names in 46049

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

ZIP codes near 46049

ZIPCityDistance
46045 Goldsmith, IN 3.9 mi
46039 Forest, IN 7.0 mi
46068 Sharpsville, IN 8.0 mi
46072 Tipton, IN 8.1 mi
46057 Michigantown, IN 8.7 mi
46050 Kirklin, IN 9.0 mi
46979 Russiaville, IN 9.7 mi
46995 West Middleton, IN 10.2 mi
46965 Oakford, IN 10.5 mi
46069 Sheridan, IN 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46049?

46049 is in Kempton, Indiana, in Tipton County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2950, -86.2218.

What county is 46049 in?

46049 spans 2 counties: Tipton County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Tipton 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 46049?

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

What time zone is 46049 in?

46049 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46049?

About 763 people live in ZIP code 46049, in 307 households, at 29.1 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 46049?

$83,594 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46049?

The closest are 46045 (3.9 mi), 46039 (7 mi), 46068 (8 mi), 46072 (8.1 mi) and 46057 (8.7 mi).

Is 46049 a PO Box ZIP code?

46049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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