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46601

ZIP 46601 is in South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County; area code 574; Eastern time. South Bend has 16 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
St. Joseph
Population
4,800
Coordinates
41.6703, -86.2527
☼ Live from 46601 — South Bend, IN

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Where 46601 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 46601
  • 🔢 Type 46601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOggh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 46601 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46595 (Wyatt, IN, 11 mi away) and 46613 (South Bend, IN, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46601 becomes 10664, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04616, 06146, 06416, 06461, 06614, 10466, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04616 in Brooklin, ME, 912 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯657 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46601 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 93.75°E — 1,250 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 2.0 square miles of land, 46601 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,800This ZIP4,800
Households2,066This ZIP2,066
Housing units2,933This ZIP2,933
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$30,789This ZIP$30,789Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$145,000This ZIP$145,000Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density2,439.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,439.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments497This ZIP497
Employees13,144This ZIP13,144
Annual payroll$930,201,000This ZIP$930,201,000
Tax returns filed2,060This ZIP2,060
Total adjusted gross income$82,760,000This ZIP$82,760,000

Land area

Land area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 46601

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

ZIP codes near 46601

ZIPCityDistance
46626 South Bend, IN 0.5 mi
46617 South Bend, IN 1.4 mi
46613 South Bend, IN 1.4 mi
46616 South Bend, IN 2.0 mi
46615 South Bend, IN 2.1 mi
46556 Notre Dame, IN 2.2 mi
46624 South Bend, IN 2.2 mi
46635 South Bend, IN 4.0 mi
46637 South Bend, IN 4.4 mi
46614 South Bend, IN 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46601?

46601 is in South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6703, -86.2527.

What county is 46601 in?

46601 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 46601?

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

What time zone is 46601 in?

46601 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46601?

About 4,800 people live in ZIP code 46601, in 2,066 households, at 2,439.0 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 46601?

$30,789 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46601?

The closest are 46626 (0.5 mi), 46617 (1.4 mi), 46613 (1.4 mi), 46616 (2 mi) and 46615 (2.1 mi).

Is 46601 a PO Box ZIP code?

46601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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