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46940

ZIP 46940 is La Fontaine, Indiana, mostly in Wabash County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Wabash +2 more
Metro area
Wabash, IN
Population
2,540
Coordinates
40.6909, -85.6892
☼ Live from 46940 — La Fontaine, IN

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Where 46940 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 46940
  • 🔢 Type 46940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2347. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46939 (Kewanna, IN, 43 mi away) and 46941 (Lagro, IN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46940 becomes 04964 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oquossoc, ME, 807 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04469, 04496, 04649, 04694, 04964, 06494, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96440 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,251 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯682 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46940 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 94.31°E — 1,312 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 59.1 square miles of land, 46940 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,540This ZIP2,540
Households1,067This ZIP1,067
Housing units1,184This ZIP1,184
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,089This ZIP$64,089Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$128,100This ZIP$128,100Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density43.0 / sq miThis ZIP43.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees279This ZIP279
Annual payroll$10,075,000This ZIP$10,075,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$78,836,000This ZIP$78,836,000

Land area

Land area59.13 sq miThis ZIP59.13 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Counties 46940 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Wabash County 72.0%
Huntington County 23.8%
Grant County 4.2%

Other place names in 46940

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ZIP codes near 46940

ZIPCityDistance
46952 Marion, IN 7.1 mi
46984 Somerset, IN 7.5 mi
46987 Sweetser, IN 9.3 mi
46702 Andrews, IN 9.6 mi
46941 Lagro, IN 9.6 mi
46992 Wabash, IN 9.8 mi
46991 Van Buren, IN 10.1 mi
46919 Converse, IN 11.6 mi
46953 Marion, IN 12.1 mi
46792 Warren, IN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46940?

46940 is in La Fontaine, Indiana, in Wabash County, part of the Wabash, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6909, -85.6892.

What county is 46940 in?

46940 spans 3 counties: Wabash County, Huntington County and Grant County. Most of it falls in Wabash 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 46940?

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

What time zone is 46940 in?

46940 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46940?

About 2,540 people live in ZIP code 46940, in 1,067 households, at 43.0 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 46940?

$64,089 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46940?

The closest are 46952 (7.1 mi), 46984 (7.5 mi), 46987 (9.3 mi), 46702 (9.6 mi) and 46941 (9.6 mi).

Is 46940 a PO Box ZIP code?

46940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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