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46381

ZIP 46381 is Thayer, Indiana, in Newton County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Newton
Population
212
Coordinates
41.1763, -87.3345
☼ Live from 46381 — Thayer, IN

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Where 46381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46381
  • 🔢 Type 46381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 46381 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46380 (Tefft, IN, 19 mi away) and 46382 (Union Mills, IN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46381 becomes 18364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86413 in Golden Valley, AZ, 1,513 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯598 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46381 and you would come out at 41.18°S, 92.67°E — 1,223 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 2.1 square miles of land, 46381 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population212This ZIP212
Households101This ZIP101
Housing units101This ZIP101
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,821This ZIP$64,821Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Population density99.3 / sq miThis ZIP99.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$208,000This ZIP$208,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,609,000This ZIP$6,609,000

Land area

Land area2.14 sq miThis ZIP2.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 46381

ZIPCityDistance
46377 Shelby, IN 1.4 mi
46372 Roselawn, IN 2.4 mi
46379 Sumava Resorts, IN 5.2 mi
46310 Demotte, IN 5.4 mi
46349 Lake Village, IN 6.5 mi
46376 Schneider, IN 7.4 mi
46356 Lowell, IN 7.4 mi
47943 Fair Oaks, IN 8.2 mi
46341 Hebron, IN 11.1 mi
46355 Leroy, IN 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46381?

46381 is in Thayer, Indiana, in Newton County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1763, -87.3345.

What county is 46381 in?

46381 lies in Newton County.

What area code is 46381?

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

What time zone is 46381 in?

46381 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46381?

About 212 people live in ZIP code 46381, in 101 households, at 99.3 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 46381?

$64,821 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46381?

The closest are 46377 (1.4 mi), 46372 (2.4 mi), 46379 (5.2 mi), 46310 (5.4 mi) and 46349 (6.5 mi).

Is 46381 a PO Box ZIP code?

46381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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