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46959 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46959 covers Miami, Indiana.

Median age
4910.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Median rent
$45955% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
6%29 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.2%5.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 46959 is

Miami, 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

Median age49
Family households51.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6%
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

Income per person$36,381
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.3%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k8.8%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k13.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k19.8%
$100–125k31.3%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$459
Owner-occupied70.2%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house70.2%
Mobile home29.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate26.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher6%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone80.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity43.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.2% 7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.1% 1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 69% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss66.9 out of 100
Community resilience41.7 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.

Drought95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.7Relatively 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$70,051$78,538
Income per person$36,381$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$459$1,020$1,348
Homeownership70.2%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate26.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home0%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age493838.7
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 stationKOKOMO 3 WSW, IN US18.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 16.7°F2.95 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February36.9°F / 19.3°F2.43 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March48.7°F / 28.1°F3.18 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April61.9°F / 38.5°F4.28 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May72.6°F / 50.1°F4.72 in rain
June81°F / 59.6°F5.21 in rain
July83.7°F / 62.5°F4.73 in rain
August82.3°F / 60.5°F3.85 in rain
September77.2°F / 53.1°F3.66 in rain
October64.7°F / 41.8°F3.21 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.9°F / 31.5°F3.33 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December37.6°F / 22.8°F2.85 in rain, 6.2 in snow
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%.

Maconaquah 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46914 Bunker Hill, IN3.2 km away
46971 Grissom Arb, IN6.5 km away
46932 Galveston, IN8.3 km away
46967 Onward, IN11.6 km away
46911 Amboy, IN13.2 km away
46901 Kokomo, IN13.3 km away
46970 Peru, IN15.3 km away
46903 Kokomo, IN16.2 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.

Miami County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.41 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6147, -86.1064

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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