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46517

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Elkhart
Metro area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Population
25,433
Coordinates
41.6273, -85.9979
☼ Live from 46517 — Elkhart, IN

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Where 46517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46517
  • 🔢 Type 46517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,517 = 181 × 257. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46516 (Elkhart, IN, 4 mi away) and 46524 (Etna Green, IN, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46517 becomes 71564, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76541 in Killeen, TX, 975 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯670 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46517 and you would come out at 41.63°S, 94.00°E — 1,262 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 36.9 square miles of land, 46517 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,433This ZIP25,433
Households8,940This ZIP8,940
Housing units10,007This ZIP10,007
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,772This ZIP$56,772Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$177,200This ZIP$177,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$938This ZIP$938Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density689.0 / sq miThis ZIP689.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments498This ZIP498
Employees10,214This ZIP10,214
Annual payroll$532,447,000This ZIP$532,447,000
Tax returns filed10,710This ZIP10,710
Total adjusted gross income$723,415,000This ZIP$723,415,000

Land area

Land area36.92 sq miThis ZIP36.92 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 46517

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ZIP codes near 46517

ZIPCityDistance
46515 Elkhart, IN 3.9 mi
46516 Elkhart, IN 4.4 mi
46561 Osceola, IN 4.6 mi
46514 Elkhart, IN 6.7 mi
46544 Mishawaka, IN 6.8 mi
46573 Wakarusa, IN 6.8 mi
46527 Goshen, IN 7.5 mi
46526 Goshen, IN 7.9 mi
46546 Mishawaka, IN 8.6 mi
46545 Mishawaka, IN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46517?

46517 is in Elkhart, Indiana, in Elkhart County, part of the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6273, -85.9979.

What county is 46517 in?

46517 lies in Elkhart County.

What area code is 46517?

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

What time zone is 46517 in?

46517 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46517?

About 25,433 people live in ZIP code 46517, in 8,940 households, at 689.0 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 46517?

$56,772 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46517?

The closest are 46515 (3.9 mi), 46516 (4.4 mi), 46561 (4.6 mi), 46514 (6.7 mi) and 46544 (6.8 mi).

Is 46517 a PO Box ZIP code?

46517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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