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46787

ZIP 46787 is South Whitley, Indiana, mostly in Whitley County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Whitley +2 more
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
Population
4,031
Coordinates
41.0663, -85.6197
☼ Live from 46787 — South Whitley, IN

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Where 46787 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46787
  • 🔢 Type 46787 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,787 = 13 × 59 × 61. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46786 (South Milford, IN, 37 mi away) and 46788 (Spencerville, IN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46787 becomes 78764 — and that is a real ZIP code: Austin, TX, 995 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46778, 47876, 48767, 64778, 67478, 67487, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84767 in Springdale, UT, 1,484 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯686 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46787 and you would come out at 41.07°S, 94.38°E — 1,300 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 65.7 square miles of land, 46787 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,031This ZIP4,031
Households1,536This ZIP1,536
Housing units1,571This ZIP1,571
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,242This ZIP$62,242Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$166,600This ZIP$166,600Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$765This ZIP$765Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density61.3 / sq miThis ZIP61.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees611This ZIP611
Annual payroll$29,247,000This ZIP$29,247,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$115,129,000This ZIP$115,129,000

Land area

Land area65.71 sq miThis ZIP65.71 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 46787 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Whitley County 90.3%
Kosciusko County 8.3%
Huntington County 1.4%

Other place names in 46787

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ZIP codes near 46787

ZIPCityDistance
46946 Liberty Mills, IN 6.1 mi
46713 Bippus, IN 8.4 mi
46962 North Manchester, IN 9.4 mi
46725 Columbia City, IN 9.7 mi
46980 Servia, IN 9.9 mi
46764 Larwill, IN 10.2 mi
46562 Pierceton, IN 10.4 mi
46990 Urbana, IN 12.6 mi
46943 Laketon, IN 13.2 mi
46982 Silver Lake, IN 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46787?

46787 is in South Whitley, Indiana, in Whitley County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0663, -85.6197.

What county is 46787 in?

46787 spans 3 counties: Whitley County, Kosciusko County and Huntington County. Most of it falls in Whitley 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 46787?

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

What time zone is 46787 in?

46787 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46787?

About 4,031 people live in ZIP code 46787, in 1,536 households, at 61.3 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 46787?

$62,242 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46787?

The closest are 46946 (6.1 mi), 46713 (8.4 mi), 46962 (9.4 mi), 46725 (9.7 mi) and 46980 (9.9 mi).

Is 46787 a PO Box ZIP code?

46787 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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