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46406

ZIP 46406 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
9,001
Coordinates
41.6061, -87.4087
☼ Live from 46406 — Gary, IN

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Where 46406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46406
  • 🔢 Type 46406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,406 = 2 × 23203. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46405 (Lake Station, IN, 8 mi away) and 46407 (Gary, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46406 becomes 60464 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palos Park, IL, 24 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04646, 04664, 44606, 44660, 46064, 60446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04664 in Sullivan, ME, 991 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯597 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46406 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 92.59°E — 1,203 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 13.5 square miles of land, 46406 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,001This ZIP9,001
Households3,487This ZIP3,487
Housing units4,041This ZIP4,041
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$35,839This ZIP$35,839Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$91,700This ZIP$91,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$995This ZIP$995Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density668.0 / sq miThis ZIP668.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees4,976This ZIP4,976
Annual payroll$323,083,000This ZIP$323,083,000
Tax returns filed3,360This ZIP3,360
Total adjusted gross income$110,111,000This ZIP$110,111,000

Land area

Land area13.48 sq miThis ZIP13.48 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq miThis ZIP1.42 sq mi

Other place names in 46406

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ZIP codes near 46406

ZIPCityDistance
46404 Gary, IN 2.3 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 2.6 mi
46402 Gary, IN 3.7 mi
46312 East Chicago, IN 3.8 mi
46407 Gary, IN 4.5 mi
46320 Hammond, IN 4.6 mi
46408 Gary, IN 4.6 mi
46401 Gary, IN 4.7 mi
46322 Highland, IN 4.8 mi
46324 Hammond, IN 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46406?

46406 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6061, -87.4087.

What county is 46406 in?

46406 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46406?

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

What time zone is 46406 in?

46406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46406?

About 9,001 people live in ZIP code 46406, in 3,487 households, at 668.0 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 46406?

$35,839 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46406?

The closest are 46404 (2.3 mi), 46323 (2.6 mi), 46402 (3.7 mi), 46312 (3.8 mi) and 46407 (4.5 mi).

Is 46406 a PO Box ZIP code?

46406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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