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46628

ZIP 46628 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
27,685
Coordinates
41.7202, -86.3202
☼ Live from 46628 — South Bend, IN

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Where 46628 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46628
  • 🔢 Type 46628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZggh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,628 = 2 × 2 × 11657. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46626 (South Bend, IN, 5 mi away) and 46634 (South Bend, IN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46628 becomes 82664, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 28664, 46268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86426 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 1,590 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯654 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46628 and you would come out at 41.72°S, 93.68°E — 1,245 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 34.2 square miles of land, 46628 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,685This ZIP27,685
Households10,787This ZIP10,787
Housing units12,156This ZIP12,156
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,759This ZIP$61,759Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$182,200This ZIP$182,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density810.1 / sq miThis ZIP810.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments603This ZIP603
Employees15,234This ZIP15,234
Annual payroll$876,305,000This ZIP$876,305,000
Tax returns filed12,510This ZIP12,510
Total adjusted gross income$734,540,000This ZIP$734,540,000

Land area

Land area34.17 sq miThis ZIP34.17 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Other place names in 46628

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

ZIP codes near 46628

ZIPCityDistance
46616 South Bend, IN 3.2 mi
46624 South Bend, IN 3.7 mi
46556 Notre Dame, IN 4.1 mi
46637 South Bend, IN 4.1 mi
46619 South Bend, IN 4.4 mi
46626 South Bend, IN 4.6 mi
46601 South Bend, IN 4.9 mi
46617 South Bend, IN 5.1 mi
46613 South Bend, IN 5.4 mi
46635 South Bend, IN 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46628?

46628 is in South Bend, Indiana, in St. Joseph County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7202, -86.3202.

What county is 46628 in?

46628 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 46628?

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

What time zone is 46628 in?

46628 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46628?

About 27,685 people live in ZIP code 46628, in 10,787 households, at 810.1 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 46628?

$61,759 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46628?

The closest are 46616 (3.2 mi), 46624 (3.7 mi), 46556 (4.1 mi), 46637 (4.1 mi) and 46619 (4.4 mi).

Is 46628 a PO Box ZIP code?

46628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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