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46788

ZIP 46788 is Spencerville, Indiana, mostly in DeKalb County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
DeKalb +1 more
Metro area
Auburn, IN
Population
4,373
Coordinates
41.2729, -84.9080
☼ Live from 46788 — Spencerville, IN

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Where 46788 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46788
  • 🔢 Type 46788 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,788 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 557. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46787 (South Whitley, IN, 40 mi away) and 46789 (Stroh, IN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46788 becomes 88764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47868, 48768, 48867, 48876, 64788, 68748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78468 in Corpus Christi, TX, 1,172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯724 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46788 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 95.09°E — 1,315 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 34.5 square miles of land, 46788 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,373This ZIP4,373
Households1,123This ZIP1,123
Housing units1,172This ZIP1,172
Median age24.7This ZIP24.7Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,553This ZIP$101,553Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$285,200This ZIP$285,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,799This ZIP$1,799Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density126.6 / sq miThis ZIP126.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees314This ZIP314
Annual payroll$15,814,000This ZIP$15,814,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$154,058,000This ZIP$154,058,000

Land area

Land area34.55 sq miThis ZIP34.55 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 46788 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 53.5%
Allen County 46.5%

Other place names in 46788

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ZIP codes near 46788

ZIPCityDistance
46785 Saint Joe, IN 3.8 mi
46741 Grabill, IN 4.5 mi
46743 Harlan, IN 4.9 mi
46765 Leo, IN 7.0 mi
46706 Auburn, IN 8.0 mi
43526 Hicksville, OH 9.6 mi
46797 Woodburn, IN 10.3 mi
46721 Butler, IN 10.6 mi
45813 Antwerp, OH 10.7 mi
46835 Fort Wayne, IN 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46788?

46788 is in Spencerville, Indiana, in DeKalb County, part of the Auburn, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2729, -84.9080.

What county is 46788 in?

46788 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Allen County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 46788?

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

What time zone is 46788 in?

46788 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46788?

About 4,373 people live in ZIP code 46788, in 1,123 households, at 126.6 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 46788?

$101,553 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46788?

The closest are 46785 (3.8 mi), 46741 (4.5 mi), 46743 (4.9 mi), 46765 (7 mi) and 46706 (8 mi).

Is 46788 a PO Box ZIP code?

46788 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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