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46402

ZIP 46402 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time. Gary has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
5,836
Coordinates
41.6178, -87.3378
☼ Live from 46402 — Gary, IN

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Where 46402 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46402
  • 🔢 Type 46402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,402 = 2 × 23201. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46401 (Gary, IN, 2 mi away) and 46403 (Gary, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46402 becomes 20464, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04624 in Corea, ME, 994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯601 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46402 and you would come out at 41.62°S, 92.66°E — 1,205 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 8.4 square miles of land, 46402 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,836This ZIP5,836
Households2,258This ZIP2,258
Housing units3,418This ZIP3,418
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,529This ZIP$33,529Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$85,400This ZIP$85,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$951This ZIP$951Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density692.2 / sq miThis ZIP692.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments146This ZIP146
Employees9,036This ZIP9,036
Annual payroll$802,840,000This ZIP$802,840,000
Tax returns filed1,820This ZIP1,820
Total adjusted gross income$53,393,000This ZIP$53,393,000

Land area

Land area8.43 sq miThis ZIP8.43 sq mi
Water area4.00 sq miThis ZIP4.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46402

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ZIP codes near 46402

ZIPCityDistance
46401 Gary, IN 2.1 mi
46407 Gary, IN 2.8 mi
46404 Gary, IN 3.0 mi
46406 Gary, IN 3.7 mi
46403 Gary, IN 4.1 mi
46409 Gary, IN 4.9 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 4.9 mi
46408 Gary, IN 5.2 mi
46312 East Chicago, IN 6.3 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46402?

46402 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6178, -87.3378.

What county is 46402 in?

46402 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46402?

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

What time zone is 46402 in?

46402 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46402?

About 5,836 people live in ZIP code 46402, in 2,258 households, at 692.2 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 46402?

$33,529 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46402?

The closest are 46401 (2.1 mi), 46407 (2.8 mi), 46404 (3 mi), 46406 (3.7 mi) and 46403 (4.1 mi).

Is 46402 a PO Box ZIP code?

46402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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