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46809

ZIP 46809 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
8,589
Coordinates
40.9997, -85.2183
☼ Live from 46809 — Fort Wayne, IN

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Where 46809 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46809
  • 🔢 Type 46809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,809 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 743. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46808 (Fort Wayne, IN, 7 mi away) and 46814 (Fort Wayne, IN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46809 becomes 90864, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,220 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯707 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46809 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 94.78°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 24.7 square miles of land, 46809 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,589This ZIP8,589
Households4,057This ZIP4,057
Housing units4,228This ZIP4,228
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,253This ZIP$52,253Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$133,100This ZIP$133,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density347.3 / sq miThis ZIP347.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments379This ZIP379
Employees12,983This ZIP12,983
Annual payroll$813,764,000This ZIP$813,764,000
Tax returns filed4,580This ZIP4,580
Total adjusted gross income$232,829,000This ZIP$232,829,000

Land area

Land area24.73 sq miThis ZIP24.73 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 46809

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

ZIP codes near 46809

ZIPCityDistance
46804 Fort Wayne, IN 3.9 mi
46798 Yoder, IN 3.9 mi
46819 Fort Wayne, IN 4.7 mi
46807 Fort Wayne, IN 4.8 mi
46802 Fort Wayne, IN 5.6 mi
46814 Fort Wayne, IN 5.7 mi
46799 Zanesville, IN 6.6 mi
46808 Fort Wayne, IN 7.1 mi
46806 Fort Wayne, IN 7.3 mi
46783 Roanoke, IN 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46809?

46809 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9997, -85.2183.

What county is 46809 in?

46809 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 46809?

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

What time zone is 46809 in?

46809 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46809?

About 8,589 people live in ZIP code 46809, in 4,057 households, at 347.3 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 46809?

$52,253 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46809?

The closest are 46804 (3.9 mi), 46798 (3.9 mi), 46819 (4.7 mi), 46807 (4.8 mi) and 46802 (5.6 mi).

Is 46809 a PO Box ZIP code?

46809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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