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46536

ZIP 46536 is Lakeville, Indiana, mostly in St. Joseph County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
St. Joseph +1 more
Population
2,964
Coordinates
41.5146, -86.2980
☼ Live from 46536 — Lakeville, IN

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Where 46536 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46536
  • 🔢 Type 46536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 277. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46534 (Knox, IN, 23 mi away) and 46537 (Lapaz, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46536 becomes 63564, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34656, 35466, 35646, 36456, 36564, 43566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34656 in New Port Richey, FL, 939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯653 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46536 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 93.70°E — 1,254 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 29.3 square miles of land, 46536 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,964This ZIP2,964
Households1,222This ZIP1,222
Housing units1,364This ZIP1,364
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,448This ZIP$78,448Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$227,000This ZIP$227,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$877This ZIP$877Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density101.3 / sq miThis ZIP101.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees443This ZIP443
Annual payroll$19,516,000This ZIP$19,516,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$117,563,000This ZIP$117,563,000

Land area

Land area29.27 sq miThis ZIP29.27 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 46536 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Joseph County 91.4%
Marshall County 8.6%

Other place names in 46536

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

ZIP codes near 46536

ZIPCityDistance
46537 Lapaz, IN 4.0 mi
46634 South Bend, IN 5.7 mi
46660 South Bend, IN 5.7 mi
46680 South Bend, IN 5.7 mi
46699 South Bend, IN 5.7 mi
46614 South Bend, IN 6.4 mi
46554 North Liberty, IN 6.8 mi
46595 Wyatt, IN 7.0 mi
46506 Bremen, IN 7.4 mi
46572 Tyner, IN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46536?

46536 is in Lakeville, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5146, -86.2980.

What county is 46536 in?

46536 spans 2 counties: St. Joseph County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in St. Joseph County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 46536?

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

What time zone is 46536 in?

46536 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46536?

About 2,964 people live in ZIP code 46536, in 1,222 households, at 101.3 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 46536?

$78,448 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46536?

The closest are 46537 (4 mi), 46634 (5.7 mi), 46660 (5.7 mi), 46680 (5.7 mi) and 46699 (5.7 mi).

Is 46536 a PO Box ZIP code?

46536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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