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46901

ZIP 46901 is in Kokomo, Indiana, mostly in Howard County; area code 765; Eastern time. Kokomo has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 46902, 46903 and 46904.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Howard +2 more
Metro area
Kokomo, IN
Population
38,082
Coordinates
40.5313, -86.1695
☼ Live from 46901 — Kokomo, IN

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Where 46901 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46901
  • 🔢 Type 46901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 46901 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46899 (Fort Wayne, IN, 69 mi away) and 46902 (Kokomo, IN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46901 becomes 10964 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palisades, NY, 642 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,224 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯656 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46901 and you would come out at 40.53°S, 93.83°E — 1,298 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 140.9 square miles of land, 46901 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,082This ZIP38,082
Households15,817This ZIP15,817
Housing units18,117This ZIP18,117
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,495This ZIP$60,495Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$142,100This ZIP$142,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$887This ZIP$887Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density270.3 / sq miThis ZIP270.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments831This ZIP831
Employees13,366This ZIP13,366
Annual payroll$614,187,000This ZIP$614,187,000
Tax returns filed17,770This ZIP17,770
Total adjusted gross income$1,004,388,000This ZIP$1,004,388,000

Land area

Land area140.87 sq miThis ZIP140.87 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Counties 46901 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 84.5%
Miami County 15.2%
Cass County 0.2%

Other place names in 46901

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

ZIP codes near 46901

ZIPCityDistance
46903 Kokomo, IN 5.0 mi
46904 Kokomo, IN 5.0 mi
46959 Miami, IN 6.4 mi
46995 West Middleton, IN 6.6 mi
46932 Galveston, IN 6.8 mi
46902 Kokomo, IN 7.6 mi
46914 Bunker Hill, IN 7.8 mi
46965 Oakford, IN 8.7 mi
46971 Grissom Arb, IN 8.9 mi
46979 Russiaville, IN 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46901?

46901 is in Kokomo, Indiana, in Howard County, part of the Kokomo, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5313, -86.1695.

What county is 46901 in?

46901 spans 3 counties: Howard County, Miami County and Cass County. Most of it falls in Howard County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 46901?

Kokomo uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46901 in?

46901 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46901?

About 38,082 people live in ZIP code 46901, in 15,817 households, at 270.3 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 46901?

$60,495 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46901?

The closest are 46903 (5 mi), 46904 (5 mi), 46959 (6.4 mi), 46995 (6.6 mi) and 46932 (6.8 mi).

Is 46901 a PO Box ZIP code?

46901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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