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46742

ZIP 46742 is Hamilton, Indiana, mostly in Steuben County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Steuben +1 more
Metro area
Angola, IN
Population
3,292
Coordinates
41.5486, -84.8791
☼ Live from 46742 — Hamilton, IN

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Where 46742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46742
  • 🔢 Type 46742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,742 = 2 × 23371. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011010010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46741 (Grabill, IN, 23 mi away) and 46743 (Harlan, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46742 becomes 24764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24467, 24476, 24647, 26447, 42647, 42746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76442 in Comanche, TX, 1,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯727 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46742 and you would come out at 41.55°S, 95.12°E — 1,314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 52.0 square miles of land, 46742 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,292This ZIP3,292
Households1,432This ZIP1,432
Housing units2,082This ZIP2,082
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$250,500This ZIP$250,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density63.4 / sq miThis ZIP63.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees906This ZIP906
Annual payroll$34,373,000This ZIP$34,373,000
Tax returns filed1,650This ZIP1,650
Total adjusted gross income$141,001,000This ZIP$141,001,000

Land area

Land area51.95 sq miThis ZIP51.95 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Counties 46742 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Steuben County 68.7%
DeKalb County 31.3%

Other place names in 46742

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ZIP codes near 46742

ZIPCityDistance
43518 Edon, OH 7.1 mi
46779 Pleasant Lake, IN 7.7 mi
43505 Blakeslee, OH 7.8 mi
46721 Butler, IN 8.6 mi
46705 Ashley, IN 9.6 mi
46793 Waterloo, IN 9.7 mi
46703 Angola, IN 10.0 mi
43517 Edgerton, OH 11.1 mi
46737 Fremont, IN 11.7 mi
43543 Montpelier, OH 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46742?

46742 is in Hamilton, Indiana, in Steuben County, part of the Angola, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5486, -84.8791.

What county is 46742 in?

46742 spans 2 counties: Steuben County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Steuben 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 46742?

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

What time zone is 46742 in?

46742 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46742?

About 3,292 people live in ZIP code 46742, in 1,432 households, at 63.4 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 46742?

$78,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46742?

The closest are 43518 (7.1 mi), 46779 (7.7 mi), 43505 (7.8 mi), 46721 (8.6 mi) and 46705 (9.6 mi).

Is 46742 a PO Box ZIP code?

46742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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