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46982

ZIP 46982 is Silver Lake, Indiana, mostly in Kosciusko County; area code 260; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Kosciusko +2 more
Metro area
Warsaw, IN
Population
2,604
Coordinates
41.0519, -85.8779
☼ Live from 46982 — Silver Lake, IN

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Where 46982 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46982
  • 🔢 Type 46982 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,982 = 2 × 13 × 13 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46980 (Servia, IN, 10 mi away) and 46984 (Somerset, IN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46982 becomes 28964, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯673 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46982 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 94.12°E — 1,290 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.
  • 📏 At 44.5 square miles of land, 46982 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,604This ZIP2,604
Households1,087This ZIP1,087
Housing units1,423This ZIP1,423
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,688This ZIP$79,688Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$190,400This ZIP$190,400Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,159This ZIP$1,159Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density58.5 / sq miThis ZIP58.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees471This ZIP471
Annual payroll$20,485,000This ZIP$20,485,000
Tax returns filed1,220This ZIP1,220
Total adjusted gross income$75,474,000This ZIP$75,474,000

Land area

Land area44.50 sq miThis ZIP44.50 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 46982 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kosciusko County 72.9%
Wabash County 23.8%
Fulton County 3.3%

Other place names in 46982

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ZIP codes near 46982

ZIPCityDistance
46510 Claypool, IN 4.8 mi
46943 Laketon, IN 5.8 mi
46962 North Manchester, IN 7.2 mi
46974 Roann, IN 7.5 mi
46946 Liberty Mills, IN 7.7 mi
46910 Akron, IN 8.3 mi
46508 Burket, IN 8.6 mi
46980 Servia, IN 9.7 mi
46539 Mentone, IN 10.9 mi
46580 Warsaw, IN 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46982?

46982 is in Silver Lake, Indiana, in Kosciusko County, part of the Warsaw, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0519, -85.8779.

What county is 46982 in?

46982 spans 3 counties: Kosciusko County, Wabash County and Fulton County. Most of it falls in Kosciusko 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 46982?

Silver Lake uses area code 260, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46982 in?

46982 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46982?

About 2,604 people live in ZIP code 46982, in 1,087 households, at 58.5 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 46982?

$79,688 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46982?

The closest are 46510 (4.8 mi), 46943 (5.8 mi), 46962 (7.2 mi), 46974 (7.5 mi) and 46946 (7.7 mi).

Is 46982 a PO Box ZIP code?

46982 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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