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46617

ZIP 46617 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
10,032
Coordinates
41.6846, -86.2348
☼ Live from 46617 — South Bend, IN

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Where 46617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46617
  • 🔢 Type 46617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIggh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,617 = 3 × 41 × 379. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46616 (South Bend, IN, 2 mi away) and 46619 (South Bend, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46617 becomes 71664, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14766, 16647, 16674, 16746, 41667, 41766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76461 in Lingleville, TX, 934 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 46617 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 93.77°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 2.6 square miles of land, 46617 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,032This ZIP10,032
Households4,465This ZIP4,465
Housing units5,696This ZIP5,696
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,186This ZIP$74,186Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$243,400This ZIP$243,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,479This ZIP$1,479Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.3%This ZIP60.3%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density3,830.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,830.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments309This ZIP309
Employees4,743This ZIP4,743
Annual payroll$299,603,000This ZIP$299,603,000
Tax returns filed4,330This ZIP4,330
Total adjusted gross income$449,215,000This ZIP$449,215,000

Land area

Land area2.62 sq miThis ZIP2.62 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 46617

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ZIP codes near 46617

ZIPCityDistance
46626 South Bend, IN 1.0 mi
46556 Notre Dame, IN 1.3 mi
46601 South Bend, IN 1.4 mi
46615 South Bend, IN 1.4 mi
46624 South Bend, IN 1.5 mi
46616 South Bend, IN 1.9 mi
46635 South Bend, IN 2.7 mi
46613 South Bend, IN 2.7 mi
46637 South Bend, IN 3.4 mi
46546 Mishawaka, IN 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46617?

46617 is in South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6846, -86.2348.

What county is 46617 in?

46617 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 46617?

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

What time zone is 46617 in?

46617 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46617?

About 10,032 people live in ZIP code 46617, in 4,465 households, at 3,830.5 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 46617?

$74,186 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46617?

The closest are 46626 (1 mi), 46556 (1.3 mi), 46601 (1.4 mi), 46615 (1.4 mi) and 46624 (1.5 mi).

Is 46617 a PO Box ZIP code?

46617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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