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46390

ZIP 46390 is Wanatah, Indiana, mostly in LaPorte County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaPorte +1 more
Population
2,554
Coordinates
41.4195, -86.8815
☼ Live from 46390 — Wanatah, IN

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Where 46390 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46390
  • 🔢 Type 46390 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,390 = 2 × 5 × 4639. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46385 (Valparaiso, IN, 13 mi away) and 46391 (Westville, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46390 becomes 09364, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 04963, 06349, 06439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯623 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46390 and you would come out at 41.42°S, 93.12°E — 1,232 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 46390 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,554This ZIP2,554
Households1,083This ZIP1,083
Housing units1,166This ZIP1,166
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,639This ZIP$87,639Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$228,000This ZIP$228,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$956This ZIP$956Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density52.0 / sq miThis ZIP52.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees581This ZIP581
Annual payroll$31,587,000This ZIP$31,587,000
Tax returns filed1,400This ZIP1,400
Total adjusted gross income$107,017,000This ZIP$107,017,000

Land area

Land area49.12 sq miThis ZIP49.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 46390 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
LaPorte County 99.3%
Porter County 0.7%

Other place names in 46390

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ZIP codes near 46390

ZIPCityDistance
46340 Hanna, IN 6.3 mi
46383 Valparaiso, IN 6.8 mi
46382 Union Mills, IN 6.8 mi
46348 La Crosse, IN 7.6 mi
46391 Westville, IN 9.5 mi
46347 Kouts, IN 10.3 mi
46352 La Porte, IN 10.4 mi
46346 Kingsford Heights, IN 10.6 mi
46384 Valparaiso, IN 11.2 mi
46345 Kingsbury, IN 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46390?

46390 is in Wanatah, Indiana, in LaPorte County, part of the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4195, -86.8815.

What county is 46390 in?

46390 spans 2 counties: LaPorte County and Porter County. Most of it falls in LaPorte County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 46390?

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

What time zone is 46390 in?

46390 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46390?

About 2,554 people live in ZIP code 46390, in 1,083 households, at 52.0 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 46390?

$87,639 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46390?

The closest are 46340 (6.3 mi), 46383 (6.8 mi), 46382 (6.8 mi), 46348 (7.6 mi) and 46391 (9.5 mi).

Is 46390 a PO Box ZIP code?

46390 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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