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46056

ZIP 46056 is Markleville, Indiana, mostly in Madison County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Madison +2 more
Population
2,076
Coordinates
39.9727, -85.6069
☼ Live from 46056 — Markleville, IN

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Where 46056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46056
  • 🔢 Type 46056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 101. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46055 (Mccordsville, IN, 17 mi away) and 46057 (Michigantown, IN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46056 becomes 65064 — and that is a real ZIP code: Olean, MO, 383 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05466, 05664, 06456, 45066, 45660, 46065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05664 in Northfield Falls, VT, 724 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯687 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46056 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 94.39°E — 1,318 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 24.6 square miles of land, 46056 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,076This ZIP2,076
Households829This ZIP829
Housing units884This ZIP884
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,423This ZIP$72,423Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$229,600This ZIP$229,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density84.4 / sq miThis ZIP84.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees227This ZIP227
Annual payroll$9,635,000This ZIP$9,635,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$94,917,000This ZIP$94,917,000

Land area

Land area24.58 sq miThis ZIP24.58 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 46056 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 77.1%
Hancock County 19.1%
Henry County 3.8%

Other place names in 46056

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ZIP codes near 46056

ZIPCityDistance
47384 Shirley, IN 5.3 mi
46186 Wilkinson, IN 5.8 mi
47351 Kennard, IN 6.6 mi
47356 Middletown, IN 6.6 mi
46017 Anderson, IN 6.7 mi
46013 Anderson, IN 6.8 mi
46064 Pendleton, IN 7.0 mi
46015 Anderson, IN 8.8 mi
47388 Sulphur Springs, IN 8.9 mi
46016 Anderson, IN 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46056?

46056 is in Markleville, Indiana, in Madison County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9727, -85.6069.

What county is 46056 in?

46056 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Hancock County and Henry 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 46056?

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

What time zone is 46056 in?

46056 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46056?

About 2,076 people live in ZIP code 46056, in 829 households, at 84.4 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 46056?

$72,423 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46056?

The closest are 47384 (5.3 mi), 46186 (5.8 mi), 47351 (6.6 mi), 47356 (6.6 mi) and 46017 (6.7 mi).

Is 46056 a PO Box ZIP code?

46056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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