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46404

ZIP 46404 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
15,428
Coordinates
41.5849, -87.3745
☼ Live from 46404 — Gary, IN

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Where 46404 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46404
  • 🔢 Type 46404 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,404 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1289. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46403 (Gary, IN, 6 mi away) and 46405 (Lake Station, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46404 becomes 40464 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parksville, KY, 306 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04464, 04644, 06444, 40464, 44046, 44064, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04644 in Hulls Cove, ME, 984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯599 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46404 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 92.63°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 6.0 square miles of land, 46404 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,428This ZIP15,428
Households5,873This ZIP5,873
Housing units7,650This ZIP7,650
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$42,256This ZIP$42,256Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$95,200This ZIP$95,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$999This ZIP$999Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density2,568.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,568.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,688This ZIP1,688
Annual payroll$99,141,000This ZIP$99,141,000
Tax returns filed6,270This ZIP6,270
Total adjusted gross income$223,909,000This ZIP$223,909,000

Land area

Land area6.01 sq miThis ZIP6.01 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 46404

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ZIP codes near 46404

ZIPCityDistance
46406 Gary, IN 2.3 mi
46407 Gary, IN 2.3 mi
46408 Gary, IN 2.7 mi
46401 Gary, IN 2.8 mi
46402 Gary, IN 3.0 mi
46409 Gary, IN 3.6 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 4.1 mi
46319 Griffith, IN 5.0 mi
46322 Highland, IN 5.0 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46404?

46404 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5849, -87.3745.

What county is 46404 in?

46404 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46404?

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

What time zone is 46404 in?

46404 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46404?

About 15,428 people live in ZIP code 46404, in 5,873 households, at 2,568.3 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 46404?

$42,256 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46404?

The closest are 46406 (2.3 mi), 46407 (2.3 mi), 46408 (2.7 mi), 46401 (2.8 mi) and 46402 (3 mi).

Is 46404 a PO Box ZIP code?

46404 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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