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46793

ZIP 46793 is Waterloo, 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
4,104
Coordinates
41.4523, -85.0153
☼ Live from 46793 — Waterloo, IN

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Where 46793 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46793
  • 🔢 Type 46793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,793 = 73 × 641. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46792 (Warren, IN, 58 mi away) and 46794 (Wawaka, IN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46793 becomes 39764, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34679, 34697, 34769, 36749, 37694, 39476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96374 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,311 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯719 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46793 and you would come out at 41.45°S, 94.98°E — 1,312 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 53.0 square miles of land, 46793 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,104This ZIP4,104
Households1,599This ZIP1,599
Housing units1,678This ZIP1,678
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,949This ZIP$79,949Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$184,100This ZIP$184,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density77.4 / sq miThis ZIP77.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees1,562This ZIP1,562
Annual payroll$131,911,000This ZIP$131,911,000
Tax returns filed2,030This ZIP2,030
Total adjusted gross income$146,957,000This ZIP$146,957,000

Land area

Land area53.03 sq miThis ZIP53.03 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 46793 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 99.1%
Steuben County 0.9%

Other place names in 46793

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 46793

ZIPCityDistance
46705 Ashley, IN 5.1 mi
46730 Corunna, IN 7.1 mi
46721 Butler, IN 7.6 mi
46706 Auburn, IN 7.7 mi
46779 Pleasant Lake, IN 7.7 mi
46742 Hamilton, IN 9.7 mi
46747 Hudson, IN 10.8 mi
46785 Saint Joe, IN 11.4 mi
46738 Garrett, IN 11.5 mi
46789 Stroh, IN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46793?

46793 is in Waterloo, Indiana, in DeKalb County, part of the Auburn, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4523, -85.0153.

What county is 46793 in?

46793 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Steuben 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 46793?

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

What time zone is 46793 in?

46793 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46793?

About 4,104 people live in ZIP code 46793, in 1,599 households, at 77.4 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 46793?

$79,949 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46793?

The closest are 46705 (5.1 mi), 46730 (7.1 mi), 46721 (7.6 mi), 46706 (7.7 mi) and 46779 (7.7 mi).

Is 46793 a PO Box ZIP code?

46793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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