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46574

ZIP 46574 is Walkerton, Indiana, mostly in LaPorte County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
LaPorte +3 more
Population
7,426
Coordinates
41.4819, -86.4866
☼ Live from 46574 — Walkerton, IN

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Where 46574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46574
  • 🔢 Type 46574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,574 = 2 × 11 × 29 × 73. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011010111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46573 (Wakarusa, IN, 22 mi away) and 46580 (Warsaw, IN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46574 becomes 47564 — and that is a real ZIP code: Otwell, IN, 210 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44657, 44675, 45647, 45674, 45746, 45764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76544 in Fort Hood, TX, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯644 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46574 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 93.51°E — 1,247 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 97.5 square miles of land, 46574 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,426This ZIP7,426
Households3,214This ZIP3,214
Housing units4,043This ZIP4,043
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,181This ZIP$76,181Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$188,100This ZIP$188,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density76.2 / sq miThis ZIP76.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees1,487This ZIP1,487
Annual payroll$62,892,000This ZIP$62,892,000
Tax returns filed3,800This ZIP3,800
Total adjusted gross income$248,286,000This ZIP$248,286,000

Land area

Land area97.52 sq miThis ZIP97.52 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Counties 46574 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
LaPorte County 32.7%
St. Joseph County 29.7%
Marshall County 25.0%
Starke County 12.7%

Other place names in 46574

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ZIP codes near 46574

ZIPCityDistance
46554 North Liberty, IN 6.3 mi
46572 Tyner, IN 7.0 mi
46513 Donaldson, IN 8.5 mi
46531 Grovertown, IN 8.8 mi
46365 Mill Creek, IN 8.8 mi
46532 Hamlet, IN 8.9 mi
46537 Lapaz, IN 9.5 mi
46536 Lakeville, IN 10.0 mi
46346 Kingsford Heights, IN 10.7 mi
46345 Kingsbury, IN 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46574?

46574 is in Walkerton, Indiana, in LaPorte County, part of the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4819, -86.4866.

What county is 46574 in?

46574 spans 4 counties: LaPorte County, St. Joseph County, Marshall County and Starke County. Most of it falls in LaPorte 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 46574?

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

What time zone is 46574 in?

46574 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46574?

About 7,426 people live in ZIP code 46574, in 3,214 households, at 76.2 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 46574?

$76,181 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46574?

The closest are 46554 (6.3 mi), 46572 (7 mi), 46513 (8.5 mi), 46531 (8.8 mi) and 46365 (8.8 mi).

Is 46574 a PO Box ZIP code?

46574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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