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46845

ZIP 46845 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
29,583
Coordinates
41.2120, -85.1088
☼ Live from 46845 — Fort Wayne, IN

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Where 46845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46845
  • 🔢 Type 46845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,845 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 347. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46835 (Fort Wayne, IN, 5 mi away) and 46850 (Fort Wayne, IN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46845 becomes 54864 — and that is a real ZIP code: Poplar, WI, 499 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,630 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯713 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46845 and you would come out at 41.21°S, 94.89°E — 1,317 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 46845 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,583This ZIP29,583
Households11,044This ZIP11,044
Housing units11,370This ZIP11,370
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$112,676This ZIP$112,676Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$339,200This ZIP$339,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,398This ZIP$1,398Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%This ZIP54.3%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density1,293.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,293.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments473This ZIP473
Employees10,141This ZIP10,141
Annual payroll$812,581,000This ZIP$812,581,000
Tax returns filed14,790This ZIP14,790
Total adjusted gross income$1,887,012,000This ZIP$1,887,012,000

Land area

Land area22.87 sq miThis ZIP22.87 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 46845

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ZIP codes near 46845

ZIPCityDistance
46748 Huntertown, IN 3.7 mi
46825 Fort Wayne, IN 3.9 mi
46765 Leo, IN 4.2 mi
46835 Fort Wayne, IN 5.4 mi
46865 Fort Wayne, IN 6.0 mi
46738 Garrett, IN 7.7 mi
46805 Fort Wayne, IN 7.7 mi
46815 Fort Wayne, IN 8.0 mi
46741 Grabill, IN 8.2 mi
46801 Fort Wayne, IN 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46845?

46845 is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County, part of the Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2120, -85.1088.

What county is 46845 in?

46845 lies in Allen County.

What area code is 46845?

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

What time zone is 46845 in?

46845 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46845?

About 29,583 people live in ZIP code 46845, in 11,044 households, at 1,293.5 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 46845?

$112,676 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46845?

The closest are 46748 (3.7 mi), 46825 (3.9 mi), 46765 (4.2 mi), 46835 (5.4 mi) and 46865 (6 mi).

Is 46845 a PO Box ZIP code?

46845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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