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46038 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46038 covers Fishers, Indiana, with a population of about 43,245 and a median household income of $105,092.

Population
43,2452,787 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$105,0921.5× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$384,776up 26% in five years
Median rent
$1,4891.5× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
60.2%25.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.6%3.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,264

Where 46038 is

Fishers, 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

Population43,245
Median age35.6
Family households67.1%
Born outside the US10.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.1%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans3.9%
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$105,092
Income per person$48,820
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k14.6%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more16.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,280
Mean adjusted gross income$104,696
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$301,600
Median gross rent$1,489
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied68.6%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house7.4%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units12%
20 or more units9.4%
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$384,776as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.2%
Typical asking rent$1,800as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 56.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$384,776$165,901

$165,901 in 2004 to $384,776 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,800$1,148

$1,148 in 2016 to $1,800 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.2%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home21.6%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity32.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.4% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,264
People employed17,483
Annual payroll$948,624,000
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 50.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.6 out of 100
Community resilience89.1 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.

Tornado88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought58.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22Very 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$105,092$70,051$78,538
Income per person$48,820$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$301,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,489$1,020$1,348
Homeownership68.6%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.2%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home21.6%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US10.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.63838.7
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 stationCARMEL 3 E, IN US3.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 18.8°F2.75 in rain
February38.8°F / 21.4°F2.16 in rain
March49.2°F / 29.9°F3.39 in rain
April61.8°F / 40.5°F4.25 in rain
May72.1°F / 51°F4.97 in rain
June81.1°F / 60.8°F5.45 in rain
July84.4°F / 64.1°F4.27 in rain
August83°F / 62.2°F4.19 in rain
September77.1°F / 54.5°F3.46 in rain
October64.7°F / 42.7°F3.3 in rain
November50.8°F / 32.5°F3.44 in rain
December39.2°F / 24°F2.77 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 supermarket81% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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%.

Hamilton Southeastern 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability9.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46085 Fishers, IN0.8 km away
46213 Indianapolis, IN4.1 km away
46037 Fishers, IN5.4 km away
46033 Carmel, IN5.4 km away
46256 Indianapolis, IN6.7 km away
46250 Indianapolis, IN7 km away
46280 Indianapolis, IN8.1 km away
46032 Carmel, IN8.8 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.

Hamilton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.51 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density2,787 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9575, -86.0230

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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