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46405

ZIP 46405 is Lake Station, Indiana, in Lake County; area code 219; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
12,184
Coordinates
41.5738, -87.2632
☼ Live from 46405 — Lake Station, IN

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Where 46405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46405
  • 🔢 Type 46405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,405 = 5 × 9281. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46404 (Gary, IN, 6 mi away) and 46406 (Gary, IN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46405 becomes 50464 — and that is a real ZIP code: Plymouth, IA, 318 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04456, 04564, 04645, 04654, 05446, 05464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04654 in Machias, ME, 1,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯604 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46405 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 92.74°E — 1,210 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 10m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 46405 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,184This ZIP12,184
Households4,357This ZIP4,357
Housing units4,632This ZIP4,632
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,881This ZIP$60,881Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$139,200This ZIP$139,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,144This ZIP$1,144Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density1,349.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,349.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments149This ZIP149
Employees1,148This ZIP1,148
Annual payroll$42,070,000This ZIP$42,070,000
Tax returns filed5,170This ZIP5,170
Total adjusted gross income$230,590,000This ZIP$230,590,000

Land area

Land area9.03 sq miThis ZIP9.03 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 46405

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ZIP codes near 46405

ZIPCityDistance
46403 Gary, IN 2.5 mi
46401 Gary, IN 3.2 mi
46407 Gary, IN 3.5 mi
46409 Gary, IN 3.6 mi
46342 Hobart, IN 4.0 mi
46368 Portage, IN 4.5 mi
46402 Gary, IN 4.9 mi
46408 Gary, IN 5.8 mi
46404 Gary, IN 5.8 mi
46393 Wheeler, IN 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46405?

46405 is in Lake Station, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5738, -87.2632.

What county is 46405 in?

46405 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46405?

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

What time zone is 46405 in?

46405 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46405?

About 12,184 people live in ZIP code 46405, in 4,357 households, at 1,349.7 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 46405?

$60,881 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46405?

The closest are 46403 (2.5 mi), 46401 (3.2 mi), 46407 (3.5 mi), 46409 (3.6 mi) and 46342 (4 mi).

Is 46405 a PO Box ZIP code?

46405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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