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46979

ZIP 46979 is Russiaville, Indiana, mostly in Howard County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Howard +2 more
Metro area
Kokomo, IN
Population
4,908
Coordinates
40.4295, -86.2759
☼ Live from 46979 — Russiaville, IN

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Where 46979 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46979
  • 🔢 Type 46979 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,979 = 109 × 431. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46978 (Royal Center, IN, 32 mi away) and 46980 (Servia, IN, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46979 becomes 97964, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46799, 47969, 47996, 49679, 49769, 49796, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96749 in Keaau, HI, 4,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯651 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46979 and you would come out at 40.43°S, 93.72°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 17m.
  • 📏 At 44.7 square miles of land, 46979 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,908This ZIP4,908
Households1,831This ZIP1,831
Housing units1,894This ZIP1,894
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$88,832This ZIP$88,832Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$213,500This ZIP$213,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$760This ZIP$760Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density109.7 / sq miThis ZIP109.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees380This ZIP380
Annual payroll$15,131,000This ZIP$15,131,000
Tax returns filed2,440This ZIP2,440
Total adjusted gross income$195,688,000This ZIP$195,688,000

Land area

Land area44.74 sq miThis ZIP44.74 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 46979 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 88.2%
Clinton County 6.5%
Tipton County 5.3%

Other place names in 46979

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ZIP codes near 46979

ZIPCityDistance
46995 West Middleton, IN 3.3 mi
46039 Forest, IN 4.5 mi
46915 Burlington, IN 6.7 mi
46057 Michigantown, IN 8.3 mi
46903 Kokomo, IN 8.7 mi
46904 Kokomo, IN 8.7 mi
46901 Kokomo, IN 9.0 mi
46965 Oakford, IN 9.2 mi
46068 Sharpsville, IN 9.4 mi
46902 Kokomo, IN 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46979?

46979 is in Russiaville, Indiana, in Howard County, part of the Kokomo, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4295, -86.2759.

What county is 46979 in?

46979 spans 3 counties: Howard County, Clinton County and Tipton 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 46979?

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

What time zone is 46979 in?

46979 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46979?

About 4,908 people live in ZIP code 46979, in 1,831 households, at 109.7 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 46979?

$88,832 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46979?

The closest are 46995 (3.3 mi), 46039 (4.5 mi), 46915 (6.7 mi), 46057 (8.3 mi) and 46903 (8.7 mi).

Is 46979 a PO Box ZIP code?

46979 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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