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46168

ZIP 46168 is Plainfield, Indiana, in Hendricks County; area codes 317 and 463; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Hendricks
Population
38,826
Coordinates
39.6900, -86.3927
☼ Live from 46168 — Plainfield, IN

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Where 46168 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46168
  • 🔢 Type 46168 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgIgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,168 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 199. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010001011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46167 (Pittsboro, IN, 14 mi away) and 46170 (Putnamville, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46168 becomes 86164, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 16864, 18466, 46186, 46816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81646 in Molina, CO, 1,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯647 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46168 and you would come out at 39.69°S, 93.61°E — 1,323 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 32.8 square miles of land, 46168 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,826This ZIP38,826
Households13,822This ZIP13,822
Housing units14,413This ZIP14,413
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,000This ZIP$90,000Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$297,200This ZIP$297,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,491This ZIP$1,491Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,183.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,183.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,019This ZIP1,019
Employees30,678This ZIP30,678
Annual payroll$1,921,037,000This ZIP$1,921,037,000
Tax returns filed18,820This ZIP18,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,553,496,000This ZIP$1,553,496,000

Land area

Land area32.82 sq miThis ZIP32.82 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 46168

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ZIP codes near 46168

ZIPCityDistance
46231 Indianapolis, IN 4.0 mi
46123 Avon, IN 5.2 mi
46113 Camby, IN 6.1 mi
46183 West Newton, IN 6.4 mi
46241 Indianapolis, IN 6.7 mi
46118 Clayton, IN 7.7 mi
46158 Mooresville, IN 7.7 mi
46221 Indianapolis, IN 8.2 mi
46214 Indianapolis, IN 8.9 mi
46234 Indianapolis, IN 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46168?

46168 is in Plainfield, Indiana, in Hendricks County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6900, -86.3927.

What county is 46168 in?

46168 lies in Hendricks County.

What area code is 46168?

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

What time zone is 46168 in?

46168 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46168?

About 38,826 people live in ZIP code 46168, in 13,822 households, at 1,183.0 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 46168?

$90,000 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46168?

The closest are 46231 (4 mi), 46123 (5.2 mi), 46113 (6.1 mi), 46183 (6.4 mi) and 46241 (6.7 mi).

Is 46168 a PO Box ZIP code?

46168 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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