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46516

ZIP 46516 is in Elkhart, Indiana, in Elkhart County; area code 574; Eastern time. Elkhart has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 46514, 46515 and 46517.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Elkhart
Metro area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Population
31,871
Coordinates
41.6789, -85.9480
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Where 46516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46516
  • 🔢 Type 46516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,516 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 401. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46515 (Elkhart, IN, 1 mi away) and 46517 (Elkhart, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46516 becomes 61564 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Pekin, IL, 210 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15466, 15646, 15664, 16546, 16645, 16654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66514 in Milford, KS, 601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯673 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46516 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 94.05°E — 1,263 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 17.5 square miles of land, 46516 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,871This ZIP31,871
Households12,244This ZIP12,244
Housing units14,391This ZIP14,391
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,492This ZIP$56,492Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$153,400This ZIP$153,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016This ZIP$1,016Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density1,820.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,820.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments889This ZIP889
Employees18,211This ZIP18,211
Annual payroll$934,494,000This ZIP$934,494,000
Tax returns filed15,390This ZIP15,390
Total adjusted gross income$924,469,000This ZIP$924,469,000

Land area

Land area17.50 sq miThis ZIP17.50 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 46516

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ZIP codes near 46516

ZIPCityDistance
46515 Elkhart, IN 1.5 mi
46514 Elkhart, IN 3.3 mi
46517 Elkhart, IN 4.4 mi
46561 Osceola, IN 6.4 mi
46527 Goshen, IN 7.3 mi
46507 Bristol, IN 7.4 mi
49130 Union, MI 8.0 mi
46526 Goshen, IN 9.1 mi
49112 Edwardsburg, MI 9.1 mi
46528 Goshen, IN 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46516?

46516 is in Elkhart, Indiana, in Elkhart County, part of the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6789, -85.9480.

What county is 46516 in?

46516 lies in Elkhart County.

What area code is 46516?

Elkhart uses area code 574, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46516 in?

46516 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46516?

About 31,871 people live in ZIP code 46516, in 12,244 households, at 1,820.9 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 46516?

$56,492 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46516?

The closest are 46515 (1.5 mi), 46514 (3.3 mi), 46517 (4.4 mi), 46561 (6.4 mi) and 46527 (7.3 mi).

Is 46516 a PO Box ZIP code?

46516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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