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46320

ZIP 46320 is in Hammond, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time. Hammond has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 46323, 46324, 46325 and 46327.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
14,353
Coordinates
41.6089, -87.4976
☼ Live from 46320 — Hammond, IN

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Where 46320 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46320
  • 🔢 Type 46320 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,320 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 193. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46319 (Griffith, IN, 7 mi away) and 46321 (Munster, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46320 becomes 02364 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingston, MA, 862 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34260 in Manasota, FL, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯593 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46320 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 92.50°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 4.7 square miles of land, 46320 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,353This ZIP14,353
Households5,480This ZIP5,480
Housing units6,340This ZIP6,340
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$37,158This ZIP$37,158Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$135,000This ZIP$135,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$994This ZIP$994Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density3,082.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,082.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments398This ZIP398
Employees9,655This ZIP9,655
Annual payroll$581,952,000This ZIP$581,952,000
Tax returns filed4,870This ZIP4,870
Total adjusted gross income$179,934,000This ZIP$179,934,000

Land area

Land area4.66 sq miThis ZIP4.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46320

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ZIP codes near 46320

ZIPCityDistance
46324 Hammond, IN 1.8 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 2.6 mi
46327 Hammond, IN 2.7 mi
60409 Calumet City, IL 2.8 mi
46312 East Chicago, IN 3.7 mi
60438 Lansing, IL 4.0 mi
46321 Munster, IN 4.3 mi
46406 Gary, IN 4.6 mi
46322 Highland, IN 4.8 mi
60633 Chicago, IL 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46320?

46320 is in Hammond, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6089, -87.4976.

What county is 46320 in?

46320 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46320?

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

What time zone is 46320 in?

46320 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46320?

About 14,353 people live in ZIP code 46320, in 5,480 households, at 3,082.0 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 46320?

$37,158 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46320?

The closest are 46324 (1.8 mi), 46323 (2.6 mi), 46327 (2.7 mi), 60409 (2.8 mi) and 46312 (3.7 mi).

Is 46320 a PO Box ZIP code?

46320 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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