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46383

ZIP 46383 is in Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County; area code 219; Central time. Valparaiso has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 46384 and 46385.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Porter
Population
42,183
Coordinates
41.4579, -87.0020
☼ Live from 46383 — Valparaiso, IN

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Where 46383 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46383
  • 🔢 Type 46383 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,383 = 3 × 15461. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46382 (Union Mills, IN, 12 mi away) and 46384 (Valparaiso, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46383 becomes 38364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33468, 33486, 33684, 33846, 34638, 34683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86433 in Oatman, AZ, 1,545 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯617 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46383 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 93.00°E — 1,226 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 87.5 square miles of land, 46383 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,183This ZIP42,183
Households17,141This ZIP17,141
Housing units18,324This ZIP18,324
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,224This ZIP$76,224Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$279,900This ZIP$279,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,212This ZIP$1,212Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density481.8 / sq miThis ZIP481.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,419This ZIP1,419
Employees23,266This ZIP23,266
Annual payroll$1,120,878,000This ZIP$1,120,878,000
Tax returns filed19,630This ZIP19,630
Total adjusted gross income$1,734,419,000This ZIP$1,734,419,000

Land area

Land area87.55 sq miThis ZIP87.55 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 46383

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ZIP codes near 46383

ZIPCityDistance
46384 Valparaiso, IN 4.4 mi
46385 Valparaiso, IN 6.3 mi
46390 Wanatah, IN 6.8 mi
46391 Westville, IN 7.9 mi
46302 Boone Grove, IN 9.0 mi
46393 Wheeler, IN 9.4 mi
46347 Kouts, IN 10.6 mi
46304 Chesterton, IN 11.1 mi
46382 Union Mills, IN 12.4 mi
46348 La Crosse, IN 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46383?

46383 is in Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4579, -87.0020.

What county is 46383 in?

46383 lies in Porter County.

What area code is 46383?

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

What time zone is 46383 in?

46383 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46383?

About 42,183 people live in ZIP code 46383, in 17,141 households, at 481.8 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 46383?

$76,224 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46383?

The closest are 46384 (4.4 mi), 46385 (6.3 mi), 46390 (6.8 mi), 46391 (7.9 mi) and 46302 (9 mi).

Is 46383 a PO Box ZIP code?

46383 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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