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46740

ZIP 46740 is Geneva, Indiana, mostly in Adams County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Adams +1 more
Metro area
Decatur, IN
Population
4,486
Coordinates
40.6043, -84.9648
☼ Live from 46740 — Geneva, IN

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Where 46740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46740
  • 🔢 Type 46740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 19 × 41. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46738 (Garrett, IN, 50 mi away) and 46741 (Grabill, IN, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46740 becomes 04764 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxbow, ME, 921 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04476, 04674, 04746, 04764, 06447, 06474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04746 in Grand Isle, ME, 952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯720 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46740 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 95.04°E — 1,300 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 62.3 square miles of land, 46740 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,486This ZIP4,486
Households1,167This ZIP1,167
Housing units1,341This ZIP1,341
Median age21.4This ZIP21.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$58,484This ZIP$58,484Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$158,900This ZIP$158,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$676This ZIP$676Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%This ZIP9.5%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density72.0 / sq miThis ZIP72.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees693This ZIP693
Annual payroll$37,244,000This ZIP$37,244,000
Tax returns filed1,620This ZIP1,620
Total adjusted gross income$87,285,000This ZIP$87,285,000

Land area

Land area62.28 sq miThis ZIP62.28 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 46740 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 91.8%
Wells County 8.2%

Other place names in 46740

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ZIP codes near 46740

ZIPCityDistance
47326 Bryant, IN 3.8 mi
46711 Berne, IN 4.5 mi
46769 Linn Grove, IN 4.6 mi
46772 Monroe, IN 8.6 mi
46778 Petroleum, IN 10.4 mi
46759 Keystone, IN 11.2 mi
47369 Pennville, IN 11.5 mi
47371 Portland, IN 12.8 mi
46780 Pleasant Mills, IN 13.6 mi
46714 Bluffton, IN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46740?

46740 is in Geneva, Indiana, in Adams County, part of the Decatur, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6043, -84.9648.

What county is 46740 in?

46740 spans 2 counties: Adams County and Wells County. Most of it falls in Adams 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 46740?

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

What time zone is 46740 in?

46740 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46740?

About 4,486 people live in ZIP code 46740, in 1,167 households, at 72.0 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 46740?

$58,484 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46740?

The closest are 47326 (3.8 mi), 46711 (4.5 mi), 46769 (4.6 mi), 46772 (8.6 mi) and 46778 (10.4 mi).

Is 46740 a PO Box ZIP code?

46740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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