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46072

ZIP 46072 is Tipton, Indiana, in Tipton County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Tipton
Population
9,049
Coordinates
40.2853, -86.0688
☼ Live from 46072 — Tipton, IN

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Where 46072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46072
  • 🔢 Type 46072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 443. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46071 (Thorntown, IN, 31 mi away) and 46074 (Westfield, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46072 becomes 27064, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04762 in New Sweden, ME, 1,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯662 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46072 and you would come out at 40.29°S, 93.93°E — 1,312 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 109.8 square miles of land, 46072 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,049This ZIP9,049
Households3,803This ZIP3,803
Housing units4,056This ZIP4,056
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,375This ZIP$72,375Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$180,100This ZIP$180,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$837This ZIP$837Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density82.4 / sq miThis ZIP82.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments241This ZIP241
Employees3,840This ZIP3,840
Annual payroll$201,195,000This ZIP$201,195,000
Tax returns filed4,510This ZIP4,510
Total adjusted gross income$300,506,000This ZIP$300,506,000

Land area

Land area109.79 sq miThis ZIP109.79 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46072

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

ZIP codes near 46072

ZIPCityDistance
46045 Goldsmith, IN 4.2 mi
46047 Hobbs, IN 6.4 mi
46031 Atlanta, IN 6.4 mi
46068 Sharpsville, IN 6.6 mi
46049 Kempton, IN 8.1 mi
46030 Arcadia, IN 8.4 mi
46076 Windfall, IN 8.8 mi
46937 Hemlock, IN 9.1 mi
46965 Oakford, IN 9.2 mi
46034 Cicero, IN 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46072?

46072 is in Tipton, Indiana, in Tipton County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2853, -86.0688.

What county is 46072 in?

46072 lies in Tipton County.

What area code is 46072?

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

What time zone is 46072 in?

46072 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46072?

About 9,049 people live in ZIP code 46072, in 3,803 households, at 82.4 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 46072?

$72,375 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46072?

The closest are 46045 (4.2 mi), 46047 (6.4 mi), 46031 (6.4 mi), 46068 (6.6 mi) and 46049 (8.1 mi).

Is 46072 a PO Box ZIP code?

46072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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