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46912

ZIP 46912 is Athens, Indiana, in Fulton County; area code 574; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Fulton
Metro area
none
Coordinates
41.0537, -86.1253

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 46975, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 46912 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46912
  • 🔢 Type 46912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 733. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46911 (Amboy, IN, 31 mi away) and 46913 (Bringhurst, IN, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46912 becomes 21964, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12469, 12496, 12946, 12964, 14269, 14692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96214 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯660 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46912 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 93.87°E — 1,279 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.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 46912

ZIPCityDistance
46910 Akron, IN 4.7 mi
46975 Rochester, IN 6.7 mi
46951 Macy, IN 7.4 mi
46539 Mentone, IN 9.1 mi
46921 Deedsville, IN 10.0 mi
46931 Fulton, IN 10.4 mi
46570 Tippecanoe, IN 10.7 mi
46508 Burket, IN 10.7 mi
46926 Denver, IN 12.1 mi
46974 Roann, IN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46912?

46912 is in Athens, Indiana, in Fulton County. Its published point location is 41.0537, -86.1253.

What county is 46912 in?

46912 lies in Fulton County.

What area code is 46912?

Athens uses area code 574, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46912 in?

46912 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

What ZIP codes are near 46912?

The closest are 46910 (4.7 mi), 46975 (6.7 mi), 46951 (7.4 mi), 46539 (9.1 mi) and 46921 (10 mi).

Is 46912 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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