ZIP code 46342 is in Hobart (83% of residents), New Chicago (5.6%), Lake Station (5.0%) and Merrillville (1.4%), in Lake County (96%) and Porter County (3.6%), Indiana. 5.3% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Indiana's 1st congressional district. Its state senate districts are State Senate District 3 (96%), State Senate District 4 (2.0%) and State Senate District 5 (1.7%); its state house districts are State House District 3 (90%), State House District 19 (8.2%), State House District 10 (2.0%) and State House District 14 (0.2%).
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
29 voting precincts overlap ZIP 46342.
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ZIP 46342 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code;
PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.