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46987

ZIP 46987 is Sweetser, Indiana, in Grant County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Grant
Metro area
Marion, IN
Population
1,055
Coordinates
40.5688, -85.7654
☼ Live from 46987 — Sweetser, IN

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Where 46987 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46987
  • 🔢 Type 46987 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBGgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,987 = 19 × 2473. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011011110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46986 (Swayzee, IN, 6 mi away) and 46988 (Twelve Mile, IN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46987 becomes 78964, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46789, 46798, 46897, 46978, 47869, 47968, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96847 in Honolulu, HI, 4,353 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯678 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46987 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 94.23°E — 1,314 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.894 square miles of land, 46987 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 433 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,055This ZIP1,055
Households450This ZIP450
Housing units477This ZIP477
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,893This ZIP$80,893Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$152,500This ZIP$152,500Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density1,180.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,180.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$4,603,000This ZIP$4,603,000

Land area

Land area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 46987

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ZIP codes near 46987

ZIPCityDistance
46919 Converse, IN 5.7 mi
46986 Swayzee, IN 5.8 mi
46953 Marion, IN 7.2 mi
46952 Marion, IN 7.4 mi
46984 Somerset, IN 7.6 mi
46940 La Fontaine, IN 9.3 mi
46911 Amboy, IN 10.1 mi
46936 Greentown, IN 10.3 mi
46933 Gas City, IN 11.5 mi
46928 Fairmount, IN 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46987?

46987 is in Sweetser, Indiana, in Grant County, part of the Marion, IN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5688, -85.7654.

What county is 46987 in?

46987 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 46987?

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

What time zone is 46987 in?

46987 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46987?

About 1,055 people live in ZIP code 46987, in 450 households, at 1,180.1 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 46987?

$80,893 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46987?

The closest are 46919 (5.7 mi), 46986 (5.8 mi), 46953 (7.2 mi), 46952 (7.4 mi) and 46984 (7.6 mi).

Is 46987 a PO Box ZIP code?

46987 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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