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46356

ZIP 46356 is Lowell, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
19,721
Coordinates
41.2637, -87.4171
☼ Live from 46356 — Lowell, IN

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Where 46356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46356
  • 🔢 Type 46356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,356 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3863. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46355 (Leroy, IN, 10 mi away) and 46360 (Michigan City, IN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46356 becomes 65364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34656, 35466, 35646, 36456, 36564, 43566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34656 in New Port Richey, FL, 938 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯594 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46356 and you would come out at 41.26°S, 92.58°E — 1,216 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 112.5 square miles of land, 46356 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,721This ZIP19,721
Households7,078This ZIP7,078
Housing units7,423This ZIP7,423
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,217This ZIP$89,217Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$281,500This ZIP$281,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,179This ZIP$1,179Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density175.3 / sq miThis ZIP175.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments308This ZIP308
Employees3,041This ZIP3,041
Annual payroll$131,015,000This ZIP$131,015,000
Tax returns filed9,540This ZIP9,540
Total adjusted gross income$780,280,000This ZIP$780,280,000

Land area

Land area112.52 sq miThis ZIP112.52 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Other place names in 46356

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

ZIP codes near 46356

ZIPCityDistance
46377 Shelby, IN 6.0 mi
46376 Schneider, IN 6.3 mi
46381 Thayer, IN 7.4 mi
46379 Sumava Resorts, IN 7.4 mi
46303 Cedar Lake, IN 8.2 mi
46372 Roselawn, IN 9.7 mi
46355 Leroy, IN 10.1 mi
46349 Lake Village, IN 10.5 mi
46307 Crown Point, IN 10.7 mi
46308 Crown Point, IN 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46356?

46356 is in Lowell, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2637, -87.4171.

What county is 46356 in?

46356 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46356?

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

What time zone is 46356 in?

46356 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46356?

About 19,721 people live in ZIP code 46356, in 7,078 households, at 175.3 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 46356?

$89,217 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46356?

The closest are 46377 (6 mi), 46376 (6.3 mi), 46381 (7.4 mi), 46379 (7.4 mi) and 46303 (8.2 mi).

Is 46356 a PO Box ZIP code?

46356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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