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46324

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
21,409
Coordinates
41.5838, -87.5020
☼ Live from 46324 — Hammond, IN

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Where 46324 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46324
  • 🔢 Type 46324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,324 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 313. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46323 (Hammond, IN, 3 mi away) and 46325 (Hammond, IN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46324 becomes 42364 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pellville, KY, 267 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23464, 24463, 24634, 26434, 26443, 32446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34264 in Oneco, FL, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 46324 and you would come out at 41.58°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 4.4 square miles of land, 46324 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,409This ZIP21,409
Households8,767This ZIP8,767
Housing units9,576This ZIP9,576
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,052This ZIP$63,052Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$158,800This ZIP$158,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,172This ZIP$1,172Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density4,910.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,910.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments331This ZIP331
Employees6,549This ZIP6,549
Annual payroll$309,511,000This ZIP$309,511,000
Tax returns filed9,860This ZIP9,860
Total adjusted gross income$475,098,000This ZIP$475,098,000

Land area

Land area4.36 sq miThis ZIP4.36 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 46324

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ZIP codes near 46324

ZIPCityDistance
46320 Hammond, IN 1.8 mi
46321 Munster, IN 2.5 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 2.5 mi
60438 Lansing, IL 2.8 mi
60409 Calumet City, IL 3.3 mi
46322 Highland, IN 3.4 mi
46327 Hammond, IN 4.5 mi
46406 Gary, IN 5.1 mi
60473 South Holland, IL 5.2 mi
60476 Thornton, IL 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46324?

46324 is in Hammond, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5838, -87.5020.

What county is 46324 in?

46324 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46324?

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

What time zone is 46324 in?

46324 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46324?

About 21,409 people live in ZIP code 46324, in 8,767 households, at 4,910.3 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 46324?

$63,052 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46324?

The closest are 46320 (1.8 mi), 46321 (2.5 mi), 46323 (2.5 mi), 60438 (2.8 mi) and 60409 (3.3 mi).

Is 46324 a PO Box ZIP code?

46324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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