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46816

ZIP 46816 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
19,514
Coordinates
41.0028, -85.0459
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Where 46816 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46816
  • 🔢 Type 46816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46815 (Fort Wayne, IN, 7 mi away) and 46818 (Fort Wayne, IN, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46816 becomes 61864 — and that is a real ZIP code: Philo, IL, 178 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 16864, 18466, 46168, 46186, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81646 in Molina, CO, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯716 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46816 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 94.95°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 36.0 square miles of land, 46816 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,514This ZIP19,514
Households7,557This ZIP7,557
Housing units8,230This ZIP8,230
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,343This ZIP$45,343Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$157,700This ZIP$157,700Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density541.5 / sq miThis ZIP541.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments156This ZIP156
Employees2,090This ZIP2,090
Annual payroll$80,626,000This ZIP$80,626,000
Tax returns filed8,380This ZIP8,380
Total adjusted gross income$371,203,000This ZIP$371,203,000

Land area

Land area36.03 sq miThis ZIP36.03 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 46816

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

ZIP codes near 46816

ZIPCityDistance
46806 Fort Wayne, IN 3.9 mi
46745 Hoagland, IN 4.0 mi
46819 Fort Wayne, IN 5.0 mi
46803 Fort Wayne, IN 5.1 mi
46807 Fort Wayne, IN 6.0 mi
46801 Fort Wayne, IN 6.4 mi
46850 Fort Wayne, IN 6.4 mi
46851 Fort Wayne, IN 6.4 mi
46852 Fort Wayne, IN 6.4 mi
46853 Fort Wayne, IN 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46816?

46816 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0028, -85.0459.

What county is 46816 in?

46816 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 46816?

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

What time zone is 46816 in?

46816 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46816?

About 19,514 people live in ZIP code 46816, in 7,557 households, at 541.5 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 46816?

$45,343 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46816?

The closest are 46806 (3.9 mi), 46745 (4 mi), 46819 (5 mi), 46803 (5.1 mi) and 46807 (6 mi).

Is 46816 a PO Box ZIP code?

46816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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