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46303

ZIP 46303 is Cedar Lake, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
17,680
Coordinates
41.3736, -87.4793
☼ Live from 46303 — Cedar Lake, IN

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Where 46303 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46303
  • 🔢 Type 46303 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,303 = 19 × 2437. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46302 (Boone Grove, IN, 18 mi away) and 46304 (Chesterton, IN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46303 becomes 30364 — and that is a real ZIP code: Atlanta, GA, 546 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04336, 04363, 06334, 30346, 30364, 30436, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34036 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯592 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46303 and you would come out at 41.37°S, 92.52°E — 1,209 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 46303 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,680This ZIP17,680
Households6,385This ZIP6,385
Housing units7,082This ZIP7,082
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,211This ZIP$84,211Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$293,500This ZIP$293,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density615.6 / sq miThis ZIP615.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments264This ZIP264
Employees2,307This ZIP2,307
Annual payroll$93,955,000This ZIP$93,955,000
Tax returns filed9,370This ZIP9,370
Total adjusted gross income$764,354,000This ZIP$764,354,000

Land area

Land area28.72 sq miThis ZIP28.72 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 46303

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

ZIP codes near 46303

ZIPCityDistance
46373 Saint John, IN 4.7 mi
46308 Crown Point, IN 6.6 mi
60417 Crete, IL 6.7 mi
46311 Dyer, IN 6.7 mi
60401 Beecher, IL 7.2 mi
46325 Hammond, IN 8.2 mi
46411 Merrillville, IN 8.2 mi
46307 Crown Point, IN 8.2 mi
46356 Lowell, IN 8.2 mi
46375 Schererville, IN 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46303?

46303 is in Cedar Lake, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3736, -87.4793.

What county is 46303 in?

46303 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46303?

Cedar Lake uses area code 219, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46303 in?

46303 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46303?

About 17,680 people live in ZIP code 46303, in 6,385 households, at 615.6 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 46303?

$84,211 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46303?

The closest are 46373 (4.7 mi), 46308 (6.6 mi), 60417 (6.7 mi), 46311 (6.7 mi) and 60401 (7.2 mi).

Is 46303 a PO Box ZIP code?

46303 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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