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46806

ZIP 46806 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
26,425
Coordinates
41.0465, -85.0922
☼ Live from 46806 — Fort Wayne, IN

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Where 46806 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46806
  • 🔢 Type 46806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,806 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 269. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46805 (Fort Wayne, IN, 4 mi away) and 46807 (Fort Wayne, IN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46806 becomes 60864, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04668, 04686, 06468, 08646, 46068, 46680, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86406 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯714 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46806 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 94.91°E — 1,318 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 8.3 square miles of land, 46806 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,425This ZIP26,425
Households9,391This ZIP9,391
Housing units10,422This ZIP10,422
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,895This ZIP$47,895Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$84,100This ZIP$84,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density3,200.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,200.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments223This ZIP223
Employees2,585This ZIP2,585
Annual payroll$116,687,000This ZIP$116,687,000
Tax returns filed10,570This ZIP10,570
Total adjusted gross income$368,562,000This ZIP$368,562,000

Land area

Land area8.26 sq miThis ZIP8.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46806

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

ZIP codes near 46806

ZIPCityDistance
46803 Fort Wayne, IN 1.7 mi
46807 Fort Wayne, IN 2.9 mi
46801 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46850 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46851 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46852 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46853 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46854 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46855 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi
46856 Fort Wayne, IN 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46806?

46806 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0465, -85.0922.

What county is 46806 in?

46806 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 46806?

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

What time zone is 46806 in?

46806 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46806?

About 26,425 people live in ZIP code 46806, in 9,391 households, at 3,200.3 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 46806?

$47,895 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46806?

The closest are 46803 (1.7 mi), 46807 (2.9 mi), 46801 (3.5 mi), 46850 (3.5 mi) and 46851 (3.5 mi).

Is 46806 a PO Box ZIP code?

46806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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