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46172

ZIP 46172 is Roachdale, Indiana, mostly in Putnam County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Putnam +1 more
Metro area
Greencastle, IN
Population
2,427
Coordinates
39.8278, -86.8185
☼ Live from 46172 — Roachdale, IN

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Where 46172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46172
  • 🔢 Type 46172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,172 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 97. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46171 (Reelsville, IN, 22 mi away) and 46173 (Rushville, IN, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46172 becomes 27164, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76124 in Fort Worth, TX, 759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯624 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46172 and you would come out at 39.83°S, 93.18°E — 1,300 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 68.7 square miles of land, 46172 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,427This ZIP2,427
Households997This ZIP997
Housing units1,102This ZIP1,102
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,912This ZIP$85,912Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,002This ZIP$1,002Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees195This ZIP195
Annual payroll$11,637,000This ZIP$11,637,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$75,093,000This ZIP$75,093,000

Land area

Land area68.72 sq miThis ZIP68.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 46172 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Putnam County 94.7%
Montgomery County 5.3%

Other place names in 46172

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

ZIP codes near 46172

ZIPCityDistance
46105 Bainbridge, IN 4.4 mi
47954 Ladoga, IN 5.0 mi
46175 Russellville, IN 7.9 mi
46165 North Salem, IN 9.6 mi
47968 New Ross, IN 9.8 mi
47965 New Market, IN 10.3 mi
46128 Fillmore, IN 12.4 mi
46135 Greencastle, IN 12.6 mi
46121 Coatesville, IN 12.7 mi
47989 Waveland, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46172?

46172 is in Roachdale, Indiana, in Putnam County, part of the Greencastle, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8278, -86.8185.

What county is 46172 in?

46172 spans 2 counties: Putnam County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Putnam 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 46172?

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

What time zone is 46172 in?

46172 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46172?

About 2,427 people live in ZIP code 46172, in 997 households, at 35.3 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 46172?

$85,912 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46172?

The closest are 46105 (4.4 mi), 47954 (5 mi), 46175 (7.9 mi), 46165 (9.6 mi) and 47968 (9.8 mi).

Is 46172 a PO Box ZIP code?

46172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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