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46540

ZIP 46540 is Middlebury, Indiana, mostly in Elkhart County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Elkhart +1 more
Metro area
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Population
12,993
Coordinates
41.6715, -85.6967
☼ Live from 46540 — Middlebury, IN

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Where 46540 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 46540
  • 🔢 Type 46540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 179. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010111001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46539 (Mentone, IN, 39 mi away) and 46542 (Milford, IN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46540 becomes 04564 — and that is a real ZIP code: Round Pond, ME, 836 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04456, 04564, 04645, 04654, 05446, 05464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04654 in Machias, ME, 938 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯686 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46540 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 94.30°E — 1,274 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 59.4 square miles of land, 46540 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,993This ZIP12,993
Households3,979This ZIP3,979
Housing units4,335This ZIP4,335
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,615This ZIP$96,615Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$313,700This ZIP$313,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density218.8 / sq miThis ZIP218.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments425This ZIP425
Employees14,575This ZIP14,575
Annual payroll$862,273,000This ZIP$862,273,000
Tax returns filed5,910This ZIP5,910
Total adjusted gross income$570,267,000This ZIP$570,267,000

Land area

Land area59.38 sq miThis ZIP59.38 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Counties 46540 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Elkhart County 85.4%
LaGrange County 14.6%

Other place names in 46540

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ZIP codes near 46540

ZIPCityDistance
46565 Shipshewana, IN 6.0 mi
46528 Goshen, IN 6.7 mi
46507 Bristol, IN 7.0 mi
49099 White Pigeon, MI 8.5 mi
46543 Millersburg, IN 9.6 mi
46527 Goshen, IN 9.8 mi
46571 Topeka, IN 10.6 mi
49130 Union, MI 11.0 mi
46526 Goshen, IN 12.1 mi
46516 Elkhart, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46540?

46540 is in Middlebury, Indiana, in Elkhart County, part of the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6715, -85.6967.

What county is 46540 in?

46540 spans 2 counties: Elkhart County and LaGrange County. Most of it falls in Elkhart 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 46540?

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

What time zone is 46540 in?

46540 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46540?

About 12,993 people live in ZIP code 46540, in 3,979 households, at 218.8 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 46540?

$96,615 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46540?

The closest are 46565 (6 mi), 46528 (6.7 mi), 46507 (7 mi), 49099 (8.5 mi) and 46543 (9.6 mi).

Is 46540 a PO Box ZIP code?

46540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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