46778
ZIP 46778 is Petroleum, Indiana, in Wells County; area code 260; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- County
- Wells
- Metro area
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Population
- 34
- Coordinates
- 40.6038, -85.1622
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Where 46778 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 46778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 46,778 = 2 × 19 × 1231. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011011010111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46777 (Ossian, IN, 18 mi away) and 46779 (Pleasant Lake, IN, 67 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 46778 becomes 87764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46787, 47876, 48767, 64778, 67478, 67487, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84767 in Springdale, UT, 1,508 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
- 🎯709 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46778 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 94.84°E — 1,310 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
- 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 46778 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 34This ZIP34 |
|---|---|
| Households | 34This ZIP34 |
| Housing units | 34This ZIP34 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 13.1 / sq miThis ZIP13.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.59 sq miThis ZIP2.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 46778
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
46759 | Keystone, IN | 0.9 mi |
46781 | Poneto, IN | 5.9 mi |
47369 | Pennville, IN | 6.7 mi |
46769 | Linn Grove, IN | 7.3 mi |
47359 | Montpelier, IN | 7.4 mi |
46714 | Bluffton, IN | 8.2 mi |
46766 | Liberty Center, IN | 9.9 mi |
46740 | Geneva, IN | 10.4 mi |
47326 | Bryant, IN | 10.9 mi |
46711 | Berne, IN | 13.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 46778?
46778 is in Petroleum, Indiana, in Wells County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6038, -85.1622.
What county is 46778 in?
46778 lies in Wells County.
What area code is 46778?
Petroleum uses area code 260, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 46778 in?
46778 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
How many people live in 46778?
About 34 people live in ZIP code 46778, in 34 households, at 13.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 46778?
The closest are 46759 (0.9 mi), 46781 (5.9 mi), 47369 (6.7 mi), 46769 (7.3 mi) and 47359 (7.4 mi).
Is 46778 a PO Box ZIP code?
46778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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