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46408

ZIP 46408 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
15,747
Coordinates
41.5459, -87.3685
☼ Live from 46408 — Gary, IN

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Where 46408 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46408
  • 🔢 Type 46408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5801. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46407 (Gary, IN, 3 mi away) and 46409 (Gary, IN, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46408 becomes 80464, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04468, 04648, 04684, 04864, 06484, 08644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86440 in Mohave Valley, AZ, 1,538 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 46408 and you would come out at 41.55°S, 92.63°E — 1,207 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 9.7 square miles of land, 46408 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,747This ZIP15,747
Households6,099This ZIP6,099
Housing units7,993This ZIP7,993
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,453This ZIP$47,453Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$102,600This ZIP$102,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,061This ZIP$1,061Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density1,616.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,616.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments202This ZIP202
Employees2,053This ZIP2,053
Annual payroll$105,849,000This ZIP$105,849,000
Tax returns filed6,330This ZIP6,330
Total adjusted gross income$248,900,000This ZIP$248,900,000

Land area

Land area9.74 sq miThis ZIP9.74 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 46408

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 46408

ZIPCityDistance
46409 Gary, IN 2.3 mi
46404 Gary, IN 2.7 mi
46407 Gary, IN 3.0 mi
46319 Griffith, IN 3.2 mi
46401 Gary, IN 4.0 mi
46322 Highland, IN 4.6 mi
46406 Gary, IN 4.6 mi
46410 Merrillville, IN 4.7 mi
46402 Gary, IN 5.2 mi
46323 Hammond, IN 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46408?

46408 is in Gary, Indiana, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5459, -87.3685.

What county is 46408 in?

46408 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 46408?

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

What time zone is 46408 in?

46408 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 46408?

About 15,747 people live in ZIP code 46408, in 6,099 households, at 1,616.7 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 46408?

$47,453 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46408?

The closest are 46409 (2.3 mi), 46404 (2.7 mi), 46407 (3 mi), 46319 (3.2 mi) and 46401 (4 mi).

Is 46408 a PO Box ZIP code?

46408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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