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46407

ZIP 46407 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
8,577
Coordinates
41.5784, -87.3304
☼ Live from 46407 — Gary, IN

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Where 46407 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46407
  • 🔢 Type 46407 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,407 = 3 × 31 × 499. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46406 (Gary, IN, 4 mi away) and 46408 (Gary, IN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46407 becomes 70464 — and that is a real ZIP code: Talisheek, LA, 776 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04476, 04674, 04746, 04764, 06447, 06474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04746 in Grand Isle, ME, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 46407 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 92.67°E — 1,207 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 4.2 square miles of land, 46407 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,577This ZIP8,577
Households3,778This ZIP3,778
Housing units6,329This ZIP6,329
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$28,526This ZIP$28,526Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$60,200This ZIP$60,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$868This ZIP$868Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density2,054.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,054.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees501This ZIP501
Annual payroll$13,662,000This ZIP$13,662,000
Tax returns filed3,580This ZIP3,580
Total adjusted gross income$110,039,000This ZIP$110,039,000

Land area

Land area4.18 sq miThis ZIP4.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46407

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ZIP codes near 46407

ZIPCityDistance
46401 Gary, IN 1.0 mi
46409 Gary, IN 2.1 mi
46404 Gary, IN 2.3 mi
46402 Gary, IN 2.8 mi
46408 Gary, IN 3.0 mi
46405 Lake Station, IN 3.5 mi
46403 Gary, IN 4.3 mi
46406 Gary, IN 4.5 mi
46342 Hobart, IN 6.1 mi
46319 Griffith, IN 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46407?

46407 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5784, -87.3304.

What county is 46407 in?

46407 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46407?

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

What time zone is 46407 in?

46407 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46407?

About 8,577 people live in ZIP code 46407, in 3,778 households, at 2,054.4 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 46407?

$28,526 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46407?

The closest are 46401 (1 mi), 46409 (2.1 mi), 46404 (2.3 mi), 46402 (2.8 mi) and 46408 (3 mi).

Is 46407 a PO Box ZIP code?

46407 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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