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46781

ZIP 46781 is Poneto, Indiana, in Wells County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Wells
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
Population
1,046
Coordinates
40.6324, -85.2689
☼ Live from 46781 — Poneto, IN

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Where 46781 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46781
  • 🔢 Type 46781 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,781 = 7 × 41 × 163. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46780 (Pleasant Mills, IN, 25 mi away) and 46782 (Preble, IN, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46781 becomes 18764 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilkes Barre, PA, 492 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46781 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 94.73°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 25.7 square miles of land, 46781 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,046This ZIP1,046
Households415This ZIP415
Housing units415This ZIP415
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$87,768This ZIP$87,768Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$192,900This ZIP$192,900Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$496This ZIP$496Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density40.7 / sq miThis ZIP40.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$1,809,000This ZIP$1,809,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$29,535,000This ZIP$29,535,000

Land area

Land area25.73 sq miThis ZIP25.73 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 46781

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ZIP codes near 46781

ZIPCityDistance
46759 Keystone, IN 5.1 mi
46766 Liberty Center, IN 5.4 mi
47359 Montpelier, IN 5.6 mi
46778 Petroleum, IN 5.9 mi
46714 Bluffton, IN 7.9 mi
46792 Warren, IN 9.8 mi
47369 Pennville, IN 10.9 mi
47348 Hartford City, IN 12.1 mi
46769 Linn Grove, IN 12.4 mi
46991 Van Buren, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46781?

46781 is in Poneto, Indiana, in Wells County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6324, -85.2689.

What county is 46781 in?

46781 lies in Wells County.

What area code is 46781?

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

What time zone is 46781 in?

46781 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46781?

About 1,046 people live in ZIP code 46781, in 415 households, at 40.7 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 46781?

$87,768 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46781?

The closest are 46759 (5.1 mi), 46766 (5.4 mi), 47359 (5.6 mi), 46778 (5.9 mi) and 46714 (7.9 mi).

Is 46781 a PO Box ZIP code?

46781 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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