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46616

ZIP 46616 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
5,979
Coordinates
41.6969, -86.2670
☼ Live from 46616 — South Bend, IN

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Where 46616 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 46616
  • 🔢 Type 46616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIggh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5827. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46615 (South Bend, IN, 3 mi away) and 46617 (South Bend, IN, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46616 becomes 61664, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16646, 16664, 41666, 46166, 61466, 64166, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66614 in Topeka, KS, 537 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% 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 46616 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 93.73°E — 1,248 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 1.4 square miles of land, 46616 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,979This ZIP5,979
Households2,501This ZIP2,501
Housing units2,777This ZIP2,777
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,537This ZIP$58,537Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$153,600This ZIP$153,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,084This ZIP$1,084Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density4,163.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,163.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees324This ZIP324
Annual payroll$12,496,000This ZIP$12,496,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$141,210,000This ZIP$141,210,000

Land area

Land area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 46616

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ZIP codes near 46616

ZIPCityDistance
46624 South Bend, IN 0.9 mi
46556 Notre Dame, IN 1.2 mi
46626 South Bend, IN 1.5 mi
46617 South Bend, IN 1.9 mi
46601 South Bend, IN 2.0 mi
46637 South Bend, IN 2.8 mi
46613 South Bend, IN 3.0 mi
46628 South Bend, IN 3.2 mi
46615 South Bend, IN 3.3 mi
46635 South Bend, IN 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46616?

46616 is in South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6969, -86.2670.

What county is 46616 in?

46616 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 46616?

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

What time zone is 46616 in?

46616 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46616?

About 5,979 people live in ZIP code 46616, in 2,501 households, at 4,163.6 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 46616?

$58,537 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46616?

The closest are 46624 (0.9 mi), 46556 (1.2 mi), 46626 (1.5 mi), 46617 (1.9 mi) and 46601 (2 mi).

Is 46616 a PO Box ZIP code?

46616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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