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46797 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46797 covers Woodburn, Indiana, with a population of about 4,438 and a median household income of $92,000.

Population
4,43889 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,0001.3× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
2.8%9.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$288,945up 37.7% in five years
Median rent
$985about the Indiana median
Degree or higher
16%19 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.4%27.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
100

Where 46797 is

Woodburn, 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

Population4,438
Median age35.3
Family households80.4%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans6.1%
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$92,000
Income per person$34,184
Poverty rate2.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k7.5%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k16.4%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more9.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,880
Mean adjusted gross income$72,129
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k27.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$222,700
Median gross rent$985
Owner-occupied92.4%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house92.1%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home5.9%
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$288,945as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$288,945$115,685

$115,941 in 2004 to $288,945 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16%
High school diploma or higher89.2%
Works from home5.9%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments100
People employed2,797
Annual payroll$213,563,000
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 73.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.2 out of 100
Community resilience70.3 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.

Tornado92.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.3Relatively 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$92,000$70,051$78,538
Income per person$34,184$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate2.8%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$222,700$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$985$1,020$1,348
Homeownership92.4%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate0.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5.9%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.33838.7
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 stationWOODBURN 3N, IN US4.4 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January31.9°F / 17.7°F2.44 in rain
February35.3°F / 19.2°F1.97 in rain
March46.3°F / 27.4°F2.54 in rain
April59.8°F / 37.3°F3.57 in rain
May71.1°F / 48.7°F4.67 in rain
June80.7°F / 59°F3.86 in rain
July84.3°F / 62.3°F3.57 in rain
August82.1°F / 59.7°F3.99 in rain
September76.2°F / 52.1°F3.07 in rain
October63.4°F / 41.5°F2.58 in rain
November48.8°F / 31.3°F2.91 in rain
December36.9°F / 23.2°F2.31 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 supermarket76% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

East Allen County Schools100% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45880 Payne, OH11.2 km away
45813 Antwerp, OH11.5 km away
46743 Harlan, IN11.5 km away
46741 Grabill, IN12 km away
46774 New Haven, IN14.6 km away
46773 Monroeville, IN15.7 km away
46788 Spencerville, IN17.6 km away
46815 Fort Wayne, IN17.7 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.

Allen County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.8 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq mi
Population density89 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1253, -84.8533

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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