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46802

ZIP 46802 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County; area code 260; Eastern time. Fort Wayne has 43 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Allen
Metro area
Fort Wayne, IN
Population
11,177
Coordinates
41.0693, -85.1652
☼ Live from 46802 — Fort Wayne, IN

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Where 46802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46802
  • 🔢 Type 46802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,802 = 2 × 7 × 3343. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46801 (Fort Wayne, IN, 5 mi away) and 46803 (Fort Wayne, IN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46802 becomes 20864, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 1,612 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46802 and you would come out at 41.07°S, 94.83°E — 1,320 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 4.2 square miles of land, 46802 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,177This ZIP11,177
Households5,193This ZIP5,193
Housing units6,034This ZIP6,034
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,854This ZIP$46,854Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$184,800This ZIP$184,800Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density2,660.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,660.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments759This ZIP759
Employees16,069This ZIP16,069
Annual payroll$942,764,000This ZIP$942,764,000
Tax returns filed4,590This ZIP4,590
Total adjusted gross income$267,677,000This ZIP$267,677,000

Land area

Land area4.20 sq miThis ZIP4.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46802

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

ZIP codes near 46802

ZIPCityDistance
46807 Fort Wayne, IN 1.9 mi
46808 Fort Wayne, IN 2.1 mi
46805 Fort Wayne, IN 3.3 mi
46804 Fort Wayne, IN 4.0 mi
46806 Fort Wayne, IN 4.1 mi
46803 Fort Wayne, IN 4.1 mi
46801 Fort Wayne, IN 5.2 mi
46850 Fort Wayne, IN 5.2 mi
46851 Fort Wayne, IN 5.2 mi
46852 Fort Wayne, IN 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46802?

46802 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0693, -85.1652.

What county is 46802 in?

46802 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 46802?

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

What time zone is 46802 in?

46802 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46802?

About 11,177 people live in ZIP code 46802, in 5,193 households, at 2,660.6 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 46802?

$46,854 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46802?

The closest are 46807 (1.9 mi), 46808 (2.1 mi), 46805 (3.3 mi), 46804 (4 mi) and 46806 (4.1 mi).

Is 46802 a PO Box ZIP code?

46802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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