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46706

ZIP 46706 is Auburn, Indiana, mostly in DeKalb County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
DeKalb +1 more
Metro area
Auburn, IN
Population
20,403
Coordinates
41.3416, -85.0327
☼ Live from 46706 — Auburn, IN

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Where 46706 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46706
  • 🔢 Type 46706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,706 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 193. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46705 (Ashley, IN, 12 mi away) and 46710 (Avilla, IN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46706 becomes 60764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04667, 04676, 04766, 06467, 07646, 46067, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76640 in Elm Mott, TX, 942 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯718 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46706 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 94.97°E — 1,315 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 87.9 square miles of land, 46706 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,403This ZIP20,403
Households7,970This ZIP7,970
Housing units8,333This ZIP8,333
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,965This ZIP$80,965Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$219,100This ZIP$219,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density232.1 / sq miThis ZIP232.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments566This ZIP566
Employees9,548This ZIP9,548
Annual payroll$475,823,000This ZIP$475,823,000
Tax returns filed10,150This ZIP10,150
Total adjusted gross income$803,148,000This ZIP$803,148,000

Land area

Land area87.90 sq miThis ZIP87.90 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 46706 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 96.4%
Allen County 3.6%

Other place names in 46706

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ZIP codes near 46706

ZIPCityDistance
46738 Garrett, IN 6.2 mi
46765 Leo, IN 7.5 mi
46793 Waterloo, IN 7.7 mi
46788 Spencerville, IN 8.0 mi
46785 Saint Joe, IN 8.1 mi
46748 Huntertown, IN 9.3 mi
46741 Grabill, IN 9.6 mi
46845 Fort Wayne, IN 9.8 mi
46721 Butler, IN 10.1 mi
46730 Corunna, IN 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46706?

46706 is in Auburn, Indiana, in DeKalb County, part of the Auburn, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3416, -85.0327.

What county is 46706 in?

46706 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Allen County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 46706?

Auburn uses area code 260, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46706 in?

46706 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46706?

About 20,403 people live in ZIP code 46706, in 7,970 households, at 232.1 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 46706?

$80,965 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46706?

The closest are 46738 (6.2 mi), 46765 (7.5 mi), 46793 (7.7 mi), 46788 (8 mi) and 46785 (8.1 mi).

Is 46706 a PO Box ZIP code?

46706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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