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46323

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
23,047
Coordinates
41.5894, -87.4537
☼ Live from 46323 — Hammond, IN

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Where 46323 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46323
  • 🔢 Type 46323 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,323 = 3 × 3 × 5147. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46322 (Highland, IN, 3 mi away) and 46324 (Hammond, IN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46323 becomes 32364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23436, 23463, 24363, 26343, 32346, 32463, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33426 in Boynton Beach, FL, 1,121 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯595 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46323 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 92.55°E — 1,201 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 6.2 square miles of land, 46323 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,047This ZIP23,047
Households8,374This ZIP8,374
Housing units8,978This ZIP8,978
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,688This ZIP$59,688Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$166,400This ZIP$166,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,274This ZIP$1,274Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density3,716.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,716.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments301This ZIP301
Employees4,329This ZIP4,329
Annual payroll$273,651,000This ZIP$273,651,000
Tax returns filed9,990This ZIP9,990
Total adjusted gross income$496,155,000This ZIP$496,155,000

Land area

Land area6.20 sq miThis ZIP6.20 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 46323

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ZIP codes near 46323

ZIPCityDistance
46324 Hammond, IN 2.5 mi
46406 Gary, IN 2.6 mi
46320 Hammond, IN 2.6 mi
46322 Highland, IN 3.0 mi
46321 Munster, IN 3.9 mi
46404 Gary, IN 4.1 mi
46312 East Chicago, IN 4.2 mi
46327 Hammond, IN 4.7 mi
46319 Griffith, IN 5.0 mi
60438 Lansing, IL 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46323?

46323 is in Hammond, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5894, -87.4537.

What county is 46323 in?

46323 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46323?

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

What time zone is 46323 in?

46323 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46323?

About 23,047 people live in ZIP code 46323, in 8,374 households, at 3,716.7 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 46323?

$59,688 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46323?

The closest are 46324 (2.5 mi), 46406 (2.6 mi), 46320 (2.6 mi), 46322 (3 mi) and 46321 (3.9 mi).

Is 46323 a PO Box ZIP code?

46323 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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