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46385

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Porter
Population
40,856
Coordinates
41.4644, -87.1241
☼ Live from 46385 — Valparaiso, IN

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Where 46385 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46385
  • 🔢 Type 46385 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,385 = 5 × 9277. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46384 (Valparaiso, IN, 3 mi away) and 46390 (Wanatah, IN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46385 becomes 58364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34685, 35468, 35486, 35648, 36458, 36548, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85364 in Yuma, AZ, 1,625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯611 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46385 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 92.88°E — 1,220 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 80.7 square miles of land, 46385 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,856This ZIP40,856
Households15,269This ZIP15,269
Housing units15,958This ZIP15,958
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$98,957This ZIP$98,957Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$331,700This ZIP$331,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,346This ZIP$1,346Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density506.0 / sq miThis ZIP506.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments597This ZIP597
Employees4,013This ZIP4,013
Annual payroll$206,555,000This ZIP$206,555,000
Tax returns filed20,840This ZIP20,840
Total adjusted gross income$2,263,856,000This ZIP$2,263,856,000

Land area

Land area80.75 sq miThis ZIP80.75 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 46385

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

ZIP codes near 46385

ZIPCityDistance
46384 Valparaiso, IN 3.1 mi
46393 Wheeler, IN 4.1 mi
46383 Valparaiso, IN 6.3 mi
46302 Boone Grove, IN 6.9 mi
46342 Hobart, IN 7.3 mi
46368 Portage, IN 9.2 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 10.4 mi
46355 Leroy, IN 10.5 mi
46410 Merrillville, IN 11.0 mi
46304 Chesterton, IN 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46385?

46385 is in Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4644, -87.1241.

What county is 46385 in?

46385 lies in Porter County.

What area code is 46385?

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

What time zone is 46385 in?

46385 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46385?

About 40,856 people live in ZIP code 46385, in 15,269 households, at 506.0 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 46385?

$98,957 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46385?

The closest are 46384 (3.1 mi), 46393 (4.1 mi), 46383 (6.3 mi), 46302 (6.9 mi) and 46342 (7.3 mi).

Is 46385 a PO Box ZIP code?

46385 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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