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46161

ZIP 46161 is Morristown, Indiana, mostly in Shelby County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Shelby +2 more
Population
2,347
Coordinates
39.6685, -85.6969
☼ Live from 46161 — Morristown, IN

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Where 46161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46161
  • 🔢 Type 46161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,161 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 223. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46160 (Morgantown, IN, 38 mi away) and 46162 (Needham, IN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46161 becomes 16164, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14166, 14616, 16146, 16416, 16641, 41166, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66411 in Blue Rapids, KS, 582 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯684 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46161 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 94.30°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 46161 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,347This ZIP2,347
Households903This ZIP903
Housing units979This ZIP979
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,603This ZIP$78,603Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$220,600This ZIP$220,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$974This ZIP$974Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density68.3 / sq miThis ZIP68.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees2,235This ZIP2,235
Annual payroll$148,236,000This ZIP$148,236,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$87,098,000This ZIP$87,098,000

Land area

Land area34.34 sq miThis ZIP34.34 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 46161 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 85.1%
Hancock County 11.0%
Rush County 3.9%

Other place names in 46161

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

ZIP codes near 46161

ZIPCityDistance
46144 Gwynneville, IN 2.7 mi
46104 Arlington, IN 5.1 mi
46130 Fountaintown, IN 7.4 mi
46115 Carthage, IN 8.4 mi
46146 Homer, IN 9.1 mi
46150 Manilla, IN 9.9 mi
46140 Greenfield, IN 10.1 mi
46126 Fairland, IN 10.4 mi
46176 Shelbyville, IN 10.6 mi
46117 Charlottesville, IN 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46161?

46161 is in Morristown, Indiana, in Shelby County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6685, -85.6969.

What county is 46161 in?

46161 spans 3 counties: Shelby County, Hancock County and Rush 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 46161?

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

What time zone is 46161 in?

46161 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46161?

About 2,347 people live in ZIP code 46161, in 903 households, at 68.3 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 46161?

$78,603 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46161?

The closest are 46144 (2.7 mi), 46104 (5.1 mi), 46130 (7.4 mi), 46115 (8.4 mi) and 46146 (9.1 mi).

Is 46161 a PO Box ZIP code?

46161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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