Postal Codes

46616 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46616 covers South Bend, Indiana, with a population of about 6,219 and a median household income of $56,293.

Population
6,2194,332 per square mile
Median age
34.44.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,29320% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$154,667up 40.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,019about the Indiana median
Degree or higher
39.9%4.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
59.3%5.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
58

Where 46616 is

South Bend, Indiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population6,219
Median age34.4
Family households52.5%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home10%
White (non-Hispanic)58.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino16.5%
Veterans3.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$56,293
Income per person$30,463
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k8.3%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k6.4%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,710
Mean adjusted gross income$52,107
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k35.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,400
Median gross rent$1,019
Rent as a share of household income30.2%
Owner-occupied59.3%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house78.5%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units15.9%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$154,667as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 169.7%
Typical asking rent$1,283as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$154,667$46,787

$61,505 in 2008 to $154,667 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone65.9%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.2% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.8% 4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.6% 9.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments58
People employed292
Annual payroll$12,160,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 6.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss7.6 out of 100
Community resilience83.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide35.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire20.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding8.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Indiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIndianaUnited States
Median household income$56,293$70,051$78,538
Income per person$30,463$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$136,400$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,019$1,020$1,348
Homeownership59.3%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age34.43838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationS BEND, IN US1.7 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January31.8°F / 17.1°F2.71 in rain
February35°F / 18.8°F2.32 in rain
March46.6°F / 27.4°F2.44 in rain
April59.2°F / 38.1°F3.59 in rain
May70.4°F / 49.5°F4.32 in rain
June79.9°F / 59.4°F4.23 in rain
July83°F / 63°F4.14 in rain
August81.2°F / 61.3°F4.23 in rain
September75.5°F / 53.6°F3.67 in rain
October62.6°F / 41.9°F3.97 in rain
November48.2°F / 32°F2.86 in rain
December36.8°F / 23.2°F2.39 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

South Bend Community School Corporation100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability8.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

46626 South Bend, IN1.9 km away
46601 South Bend, IN2.3 km away
46556 Notre Dame, IN2.4 km away
46617 South Bend, IN2.6 km away
46628 South Bend, IN2.7 km away
46613 South Bend, IN4.4 km away
46637 South Bend, IN4.7 km away
46624 South Bend, IN4.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

St. Joseph County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.44 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density4,332 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6919, -86.2647

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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