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46051

ZIP 46051 is Lapel, Indiana, in Madison County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Madison
Population
2,919
Coordinates
40.0586, -85.8379
☼ Live from 46051 — Lapel, IN

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Where 46051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46051
  • 🔢 Type 46051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 46051 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46050 (Kirklin, IN, 29 mi away) and 46052 (Lebanon, IN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46051 becomes 15064 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morgan, PA, 301 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯675 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46051 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 94.16°E — 1,331 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 46051 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,919This ZIP2,919
Households1,190This ZIP1,190
Housing units1,252This ZIP1,252
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,333This ZIP$78,333Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$204,600This ZIP$204,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,285This ZIP$1,285Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density188.3 / sq miThis ZIP188.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees593This ZIP593
Annual payroll$36,062,000This ZIP$36,062,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$99,906,000This ZIP$99,906,000

Land area

Land area15.50 sq miThis ZIP15.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46051

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ZIP codes near 46051

ZIPCityDistance
46060 Noblesville, IN 5.0 mi
46011 Anderson, IN 6.4 mi
46048 Ingalls, IN 7.4 mi
46064 Pendleton, IN 7.5 mi
46013 Anderson, IN 8.1 mi
46037 Fishers, IN 8.7 mi
46016 Anderson, IN 8.7 mi
46040 Fortville, IN 9.1 mi
46014 Anderson, IN 9.5 mi
46018 Anderson, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46051?

46051 is in Lapel, Indiana, in Madison County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0586, -85.8379.

What county is 46051 in?

46051 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 46051?

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

What time zone is 46051 in?

46051 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46051?

About 2,919 people live in ZIP code 46051, in 1,190 households, at 188.3 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 46051?

$78,333 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46051?

The closest are 46060 (5 mi), 46011 (6.4 mi), 46048 (7.4 mi), 46064 (7.5 mi) and 46013 (8.1 mi).

Is 46051 a PO Box ZIP code?

46051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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