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46124

ZIP 46124 is Edinburgh, Indiana, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 812 and 930; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Shelby +2 more
Population
7,304
Coordinates
39.3710, -85.9479
☼ Live from 46124 — Edinburgh, IN

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Where 46124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46124
  • 🔢 Type 46124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,124 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 887. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46123 (Avon, IN, 36 mi away) and 46125 (Eminence, IN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46124 becomes 42164 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scottsville, KY, 180 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12464 in Phoenicia, NY, 635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯673 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46124 and you would come out at 39.37°S, 94.05°E — 1,323 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 73.6 square miles of land, 46124 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,304This ZIP7,304
Households2,965This ZIP2,965
Housing units3,166This ZIP3,166
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,466This ZIP$64,466Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$184,700This ZIP$184,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density99.3 / sq miThis ZIP99.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments266This ZIP266
Employees5,252This ZIP5,252
Annual payroll$211,686,000This ZIP$211,686,000
Tax returns filed3,550This ZIP3,550
Total adjusted gross income$222,420,000This ZIP$222,420,000

Land area

Land area73.56 sq miThis ZIP73.56 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Counties 46124 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 46.4%
Bartholomew County 30.5%
Johnson County 23.1%

Other place names in 46124

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ZIP codes near 46124

ZIPCityDistance
47280 Taylorsville, IN 5.1 mi
47226 Clifford, IN 7.4 mi
46131 Franklin, IN 8.7 mi
47234 Flat Rock, IN 9.6 mi
46164 Nineveh, IN 10.4 mi
47246 Hope, IN 11.0 mi
47203 Columbus, IN 11.5 mi
47202 Columbus, IN 11.8 mi
46181 Trafalgar, IN 11.9 mi
46162 Needham, IN 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46124?

46124 is in Edinburgh, Indiana, in Shelby County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3710, -85.9479.

What county is 46124 in?

46124 spans 3 counties: Shelby County, Bartholomew County and Johnson County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 46124?

Edinburgh uses area codes 812 and 930, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46124 in?

46124 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46124?

About 7,304 people live in ZIP code 46124, in 2,965 households, at 99.3 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 46124?

$64,466 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46124?

The closest are 47280 (5.1 mi), 47226 (7.4 mi), 46131 (8.7 mi), 47234 (9.6 mi) and 46164 (10.4 mi).

Is 46124 a PO Box ZIP code?

46124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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