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46368

ZIP 46368 is Portage, Indiana, in Porter County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Porter
Population
40,301
Coordinates
41.5916, -87.1789
☼ Live from 46368 — Portage, IN

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Where 46368 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46368
  • 🔢 Type 46368 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,368 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46366 (North Judson, IN, 34 mi away) and 46371 (Rolling Prairie, IN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46368 becomes 86364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34668, 38646, 38664, 46863, 48366, 48636, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86436 in Topock, AZ, 1,546 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯609 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46368 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 92.82°E — 1,213 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 25.4 square miles of land, 46368 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,301This ZIP40,301
Households15,802This ZIP15,802
Housing units16,747This ZIP16,747
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,368This ZIP$76,368Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$227,100This ZIP$227,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,241This ZIP$1,241Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density1,589.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,589.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments719This ZIP719
Employees13,281This ZIP13,281
Annual payroll$765,035,000This ZIP$765,035,000
Tax returns filed19,430This ZIP19,430
Total adjusted gross income$1,274,077,000This ZIP$1,274,077,000

Land area

Land area25.36 sq miThis ZIP25.36 sq mi
Water area2.51 sq miThis ZIP2.51 sq mi

Other place names in 46368

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

ZIP codes near 46368

ZIPCityDistance
46403 Gary, IN 4.3 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 4.5 mi
46393 Wheeler, IN 5.4 mi
46342 Hobart, IN 6.1 mi
46304 Chesterton, IN 6.8 mi
46401 Gary, IN 7.3 mi
46407 Gary, IN 7.9 mi
46409 Gary, IN 8.1 mi
46402 Gary, IN 8.4 mi
46384 Valparaiso, IN 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46368?

46368 is in Portage, Indiana, in Porter County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5916, -87.1789.

What county is 46368 in?

46368 lies in Porter County.

What area code is 46368?

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

What time zone is 46368 in?

46368 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46368?

About 40,301 people live in ZIP code 46368, in 15,802 households, at 1,589.5 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 46368?

$76,368 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46368?

The closest are 46403 (4.3 mi), 46405 (4.5 mi), 46393 (5.4 mi), 46342 (6.1 mi) and 46304 (6.8 mi).

Is 46368 a PO Box ZIP code?

46368 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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