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46556

ZIP 46556 is Notre Dame, Indiana, in St. Joseph County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
St. Joseph
Population
8,344
Coordinates
41.7019, -86.2448
☼ Live from 46556 — Notre Dame, IN

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Where 46556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46556
  • 🔢 Type 46556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,556 = 2 × 2 × 103 × 113. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46555 (North Webster, IN, 39 mi away) and 46561 (Osceola, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46556 becomes 65564 — and that is a real ZIP code: Solo, MO, 434 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45656, 46565, 54566, 54656, 54665, 56456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56546 in Georgetown, MN, 637 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯658 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46556 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 93.76°E — 1,249 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 1.6 square miles of land, 46556 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,344This ZIP8,344
Households283This ZIP283
Housing units296This ZIP296
Median age20.3This ZIP20.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median gross rent$1,211This ZIP$1,211Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.9%This ZIP70.9%
Mean commute10.2 minThis ZIP10.2 min
Population density5,069.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,069.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees16,660This ZIP16,660
Annual payroll$777,875,000This ZIP$777,875,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$36,199,000This ZIP$36,199,000

Land area

Land area1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 46556

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ZIP codes near 46556

ZIPCityDistance
46624 South Bend, IN 0.4 mi
46616 South Bend, IN 1.2 mi
46617 South Bend, IN 1.3 mi
46626 South Bend, IN 1.7 mi
46637 South Bend, IN 2.2 mi
46601 South Bend, IN 2.2 mi
46635 South Bend, IN 2.4 mi
46615 South Bend, IN 2.6 mi
46613 South Bend, IN 3.5 mi
46628 South Bend, IN 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46556?

46556 is in Notre Dame, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7019, -86.2448.

What county is 46556 in?

46556 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 46556?

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

What time zone is 46556 in?

46556 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46556?

About 8,344 people live in ZIP code 46556, in 283 households, at 5,069.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 46556?

The closest are 46624 (0.4 mi), 46616 (1.2 mi), 46617 (1.3 mi), 46626 (1.7 mi) and 46637 (2.2 mi).

Is 46556 a PO Box ZIP code?

46556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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