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46311

ZIP 46311 is Dyer, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
23,321
Coordinates
41.4684, -87.5092
☼ Live from 46311 — Dyer, IN

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Where 46311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46311
  • 🔢 Type 46311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,311 = 3 × 43 × 359. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46310 (Demotte, IN, 25 mi away) and 46312 (East Chicago, IN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46311 becomes 11364 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakland Gardens, NY, 717 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11364, 11436, 13146, 13164, 13416, 13461, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34116 in Naples, FL, 1,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46311 and you would come out at 41.47°S, 92.49°E — 1,204 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 12.6 square miles of land, 46311 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,321This ZIP23,321
Households8,835This ZIP8,835
Housing units9,012This ZIP9,012
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$116,652This ZIP$116,652Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$331,600This ZIP$331,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,233This ZIP$1,233Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%This ZIP38.3%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density1,851.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,851.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments492This ZIP492
Employees6,464This ZIP6,464
Annual payroll$298,365,000This ZIP$298,365,000
Tax returns filed11,900This ZIP11,900
Total adjusted gross income$1,198,297,000This ZIP$1,198,297,000

Land area

Land area12.60 sq miThis ZIP12.60 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46311

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ZIP codes near 46311

ZIPCityDistance
46373 Saint John, IN 2.8 mi
46375 Schererville, IN 3.3 mi
60417 Crete, IL 4.9 mi
60411 Chicago Heights, IL 5.0 mi
46321 Munster, IN 5.5 mi
46319 Griffith, IN 5.8 mi
46322 Highland, IN 6.0 mi
60475 Steger, IL 6.2 mi
46303 Cedar Lake, IN 6.7 mi
60412 Chicago Heights, IL 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46311?

46311 is in Dyer, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4684, -87.5092.

What county is 46311 in?

46311 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46311?

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

What time zone is 46311 in?

46311 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46311?

About 23,321 people live in ZIP code 46311, in 8,835 households, at 1,851.0 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 46311?

$116,652 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46311?

The closest are 46373 (2.8 mi), 46375 (3.3 mi), 60417 (4.9 mi), 60411 (5 mi) and 46321 (5.5 mi).

Is 46311 a PO Box ZIP code?

46311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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