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46393

ZIP 46393 is Wheeler, Indiana, in Porter County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Porter
Population
216
Coordinates
41.5139, -87.1680
☼ Live from 46393 — Wheeler, IN

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Where 46393 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46393
  • 🔢 Type 46393 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGEgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,393 = 17 × 2729. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46392 (Wheatfield, IN, 24 mi away) and 46394 (Whiting, IN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46393 becomes 39364 — and that is a real ZIP code: Toomsuba, MS, 634 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33469, 33496, 33694, 33946, 34639, 36349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96343 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,334 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 46393 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 92.83°E — 1,216 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 1.7 square miles of land, 46393 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population216This ZIP216
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units102This ZIP102
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$143,600This ZIP$143,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density125.8 / sq miThis ZIP125.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$565,000This ZIP$565,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,728,000This ZIP$8,728,000

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46393

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

ZIP codes near 46393

ZIPCityDistance
46342 Hobart, IN 4.0 mi
46385 Valparaiso, IN 4.1 mi
46384 Valparaiso, IN 5.0 mi
46368 Portage, IN 5.4 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 6.4 mi
46403 Gary, IN 8.1 mi
46409 Gary, IN 8.4 mi
46410 Merrillville, IN 8.9 mi
46304 Chesterton, IN 9.2 mi
46383 Valparaiso, IN 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46393?

46393 is in Wheeler, Indiana, in Porter County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5139, -87.1680.

What county is 46393 in?

46393 lies in Porter County.

What area code is 46393?

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

What time zone is 46393 in?

46393 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46393?

About 216 people live in ZIP code 46393, in 102 households, at 125.8 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 46393?

$56,250 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46393?

The closest are 46342 (4 mi), 46385 (4.1 mi), 46384 (5 mi), 46368 (5.4 mi) and 46405 (6.4 mi).

Is 46393 a PO Box ZIP code?

46393 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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