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46162

ZIP 46162 is Needham, Indiana, mostly in Johnson County; area codes 317 and 463; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Johnson +1 more
Population
227
Coordinates
39.5558, -85.9539
☼ Live from 46162 — Needham, IN

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Where 46162 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46162
  • 🔢 Type 46162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,162 = 2 × 23081. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46161 (Morristown, IN, 16 mi away) and 46163 (New Palestine, IN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46162 becomes 26164 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ravenswood, WV, 231 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12466, 14626, 16246, 16426, 16624, 21664, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12466 in Port Ewen, NY, 647 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯671 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46162 and you would come out at 39.56°S, 94.05°E — 1,327 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 46162 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population227This ZIP227
Households93This ZIP93
Housing units93This ZIP93
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$117,969This ZIP$117,969Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$475,000This ZIP$475,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density18.8 / sq miThis ZIP18.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$2,289,000This ZIP$2,289,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$27,119,000This ZIP$27,119,000

Land area

Land area12.10 sq miThis ZIP12.10 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 46162 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnson County 54.0%
Shelby County 46.0%

ZIP codes near 46162

ZIPCityDistance
46110 Boggstown, IN 2.2 mi
46126 Fairland, IN 5.8 mi
46184 Whiteland, IN 6.0 mi
46259 Indianapolis, IN 6.7 mi
46131 Franklin, IN 7.4 mi
46143 Greenwood, IN 9.0 mi
46176 Shelbyville, IN 9.8 mi
46130 Fountaintown, IN 10.3 mi
46237 Indianapolis, IN 10.3 mi
46239 Indianapolis, IN 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46162?

46162 is in Needham, Indiana, in Johnson County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5558, -85.9539.

What county is 46162 in?

46162 spans 2 counties: Johnson County and Shelby County. Most of it falls in Johnson 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 46162?

Needham uses area codes 317 and 463, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46162 in?

46162 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46162?

About 227 people live in ZIP code 46162, in 93 households, at 18.8 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 46162?

$117,969 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46162?

The closest are 46110 (2.2 mi), 46126 (5.8 mi), 46184 (6 mi), 46259 (6.7 mi) and 46131 (7.4 mi).

Is 46162 a PO Box ZIP code?

46162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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