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46312

ZIP 46312 is East Chicago, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
26,022
Coordinates
41.6505, -87.4511
☼ Live from 46312 — East Chicago, IN

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Where 46312 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46312
  • 🔢 Type 46312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 827. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46311 (Dyer, IN, 13 mi away) and 46319 (Griffith, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46312 becomes 21364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 1,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯596 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46312 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 92.55°E — 1,199 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 14.1 square miles of land, 46312 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,022This ZIP26,022
Households9,943This ZIP9,943
Housing units12,365This ZIP12,365
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,125This ZIP$42,125Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$105,400This ZIP$105,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density1,844.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,844.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments404This ZIP404
Employees11,080This ZIP11,080
Annual payroll$876,926,000This ZIP$876,926,000
Tax returns filed9,670This ZIP9,670
Total adjusted gross income$364,513,000This ZIP$364,513,000

Land area

Land area14.11 sq miThis ZIP14.11 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Other place names in 46312

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

ZIP codes near 46312

ZIPCityDistance
46327 Hammond, IN 2.5 mi
46394 Whiting, IN 3.3 mi
46320 Hammond, IN 3.7 mi
46406 Gary, IN 3.8 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 4.2 mi
46324 Hammond, IN 5.3 mi
60633 Chicago, IL 5.8 mi
60409 Calumet City, IL 5.8 mi
46404 Gary, IN 6.0 mi
46402 Gary, IN 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46312?

46312 is in East Chicago, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6505, -87.4511.

What county is 46312 in?

46312 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46312?

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

What time zone is 46312 in?

46312 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46312?

About 26,022 people live in ZIP code 46312, in 9,943 households, at 1,844.1 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 46312?

$42,125 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46312?

The closest are 46327 (2.5 mi), 46394 (3.3 mi), 46320 (3.7 mi), 46406 (3.8 mi) and 46323 (4.2 mi).

Is 46312 a PO Box ZIP code?

46312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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