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46770

ZIP 46770 is Markle, Indiana, mostly in Wells County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Wells +1 more
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
Population
2,530
Coordinates
40.8270, -85.3206
☼ Live from 46770 — Markle, IN

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Where 46770 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46770
  • 🔢 Type 46770 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,770 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 1559. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46769 (Linn Grove, IN, 20 mi away) and 46771 (Mongo, IN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46770 becomes 07764 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Long Branch, NJ, 594 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04677, 04776, 06477, 07647, 07746, 07764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77460 in Nada, TX, 1,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯701 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46770 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 94.68°E — 1,322 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 52.5 square miles of land, 46770 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,530This ZIP2,530
Households1,045This ZIP1,045
Housing units1,077This ZIP1,077
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,750This ZIP$66,750Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$222,700This ZIP$222,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density48.2 / sq miThis ZIP48.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees1,354This ZIP1,354
Annual payroll$68,399,000This ZIP$68,399,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$98,302,000This ZIP$98,302,000

Land area

Land area52.48 sq miThis ZIP52.48 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Counties 46770 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wells County 61.3%
Huntington County 38.7%

Other place names in 46770

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ZIP codes near 46770

ZIPCityDistance
46791 Uniondale, IN 3.7 mi
46799 Zanesville, IN 6.5 mi
46766 Liberty Center, IN 8.3 mi
46777 Ossian, IN 9.5 mi
46798 Yoder, IN 9.5 mi
46750 Huntington, IN 9.9 mi
46783 Roanoke, IN 10.0 mi
46714 Bluffton, IN 10.4 mi
46792 Warren, IN 11.8 mi
46731 Craigville, IN 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46770?

46770 is in Markle, Indiana, in Wells County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8270, -85.3206.

What county is 46770 in?

46770 spans 2 counties: Wells County and Huntington County. Most of it falls in Wells 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 46770?

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

What time zone is 46770 in?

46770 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46770?

About 2,530 people live in ZIP code 46770, in 1,045 households, at 48.2 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 46770?

$66,750 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46770?

The closest are 46791 (3.7 mi), 46799 (6.5 mi), 46766 (8.3 mi), 46777 (9.5 mi) and 46798 (9.5 mi).

Is 46770 a PO Box ZIP code?

46770 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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