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46777

ZIP 46777 is Ossian, Indiana, mostly in Wells County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Wells +2 more
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
Population
6,081
Coordinates
40.8691, -85.1476
☼ Live from 46777 — Ossian, IN

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Where 46777 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46777
  • 🔢 Type 46777 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,777 = 29 × 1613. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46776 (Orland, IN, 59 mi away) and 46778 (Petroleum, IN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46777 becomes 77764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (67747, 77467, 77476). The farthest-flung twin is 77467 in Pierce, TX, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46777 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 94.85°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 57.9 square miles of land, 46777 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,081This ZIP6,081
Households2,649This ZIP2,649
Housing units2,733This ZIP2,733
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,758This ZIP$72,758Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$201,100This ZIP$201,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density105.1 / sq miThis ZIP105.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees1,339This ZIP1,339
Annual payroll$69,065,000This ZIP$69,065,000
Tax returns filed3,270This ZIP3,270
Total adjusted gross income$225,644,000This ZIP$225,644,000

Land area

Land area57.85 sq miThis ZIP57.85 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 46777 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Wells County 92.3%
Allen County 4.9%
Adams County 2.8%

Other place names in 46777

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ZIP codes near 46777

ZIPCityDistance
46731 Craigville, IN 5.8 mi
46791 Uniondale, IN 5.9 mi
46798 Yoder, IN 6.4 mi
46819 Fort Wayne, IN 7.3 mi
46799 Zanesville, IN 7.6 mi
46782 Preble, IN 7.9 mi
46745 Hoagland, IN 9.2 mi
46770 Markle, IN 9.5 mi
46809 Fort Wayne, IN 9.7 mi
46714 Bluffton, IN 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46777?

46777 is in Ossian, Indiana, in Wells County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8691, -85.1476.

What county is 46777 in?

46777 spans 3 counties: Wells County, Allen County and Adams 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 46777?

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

What time zone is 46777 in?

46777 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46777?

About 6,081 people live in ZIP code 46777, in 2,649 households, at 105.1 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 46777?

$72,758 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46777?

The closest are 46731 (5.8 mi), 46791 (5.9 mi), 46798 (6.4 mi), 46819 (7.3 mi) and 46799 (7.6 mi).

Is 46777 a PO Box ZIP code?

46777 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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