Postal Codes

46001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46001 covers Alexandria, Indiana, with a population of about 10,481 and a median household income of $66,379.

Population
10,481136 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,3795% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
10%2.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$184,412up 36% in five years
Median rent
$87514% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.7%10.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
184

Where 46001 is

Alexandria, 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

Population10,481
Median age39.2
Family households64.9%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans4.7%
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$66,379
Income per person$37,125
Poverty rate10%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k14.9%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k6.4%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,980
Mean adjusted gross income$58,027
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,500
Median gross rent$875
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied75.7%
Vacant homes16.1%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house74.1%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units9.7%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units1.5%
Mobile home10%
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$184,412as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 131.7%
Typical asking rent$982as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$184,412$67,432

$75,087 in 2009 to $184,412 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone84.6%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.7%
Health

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

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments184
People employed1,374
Annual payroll$55,470,000
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 46.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.3 out of 100
Community resilience57.1 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.

Drought91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.4Very 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$66,379$70,051$78,538
Income per person$37,125$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate10%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$136,500$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$875$1,020$1,348
Homeownership75.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.23838.7
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 stationELWOOD, IN US15.4 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January33.8°F / 17.7°F3.24 in rain
February38.2°F / 20.4°F2.26 in rain
March49.1°F / 28.8°F3.02 in rain
April61.9°F / 38.9°F4.01 in rain
May72.4°F / 50.7°F4.35 in rain
June81°F / 60°F5.3 in rain
July83.9°F / 62.7°F4.22 in rain
August82.9°F / 60.6°F3.3 in rain
September77.2°F / 52.7°F3.14 in rain
October64.4°F / 41.6°F3.01 in rain
November50.4°F / 31.7°F3.57 in rain
December38.6°F / 23.2°F3.05 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 supermarket59% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Alexandria Community School Corporation66% of this ZIP code's land area
Anderson Community School Corporation16.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools13.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wes-Del Community Schools3.5% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46063 Orestes, IN5.4 km away
46070 Summitville, IN9.6 km away
46044 Frankton, IN9.9 km away
46014 Anderson, IN11.4 km away
46018 Anderson, IN11.4 km away
46012 Anderson, IN14 km away
46036 Elwood, IN14.8 km away
47342 Gaston, IN15.7 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.

Madison County96.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware County3.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area77.16 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Population density136 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2561, -85.6681

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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