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46126 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46126 covers Fairland, Indiana, with a population of about 3,976 and a median household income of $73,730.

Population
3,976122 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,7301.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$273,624up 29.6% in five years
Median rent
$90811% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.7%19.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 46126 is

Fairland, 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

Population3,976
Median age43.6
Family households64%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans8%
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$73,730
Income per person$44,224
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k7.3%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k6.9%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k11.5%
$200k or more10.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,310
Mean adjusted gross income$74,631
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,900
Median gross rent$908
Owner-occupied84.7%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house93.9%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home4.7%
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$273,624as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$273,624$121,209

$124,802 in 2009 to $273,624 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone79.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

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

Obesity40% 6.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above 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 year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 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)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed561
Annual payroll$36,556,000
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 68.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.6 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.

Tornado95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.9Very 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$73,730$70,051$78,538
Income per person$44,224$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$232,900$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$908$1,020$1,348
Homeownership84.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home14.1%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age43.63838.7
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 stationSHELBYVILLE MUNI AP, IN US9.5 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January37.3°F / 22.2°F3.05 in rain
February42°F / 25.2°F2.34 in rain
March53°F / 33.6°F3.45 in rain
April65.5°F / 43.5°F4.54 in rain
May75.5°F / 54.7°F4.62 in rain
June83.4°F / 63°F5.16 in rain
July85.9°F / 65.2°F3.87 in rain
August84.7°F / 62.9°F3.19 in rain
September79.7°F / 55.4°F3.14 in rain
October67.4°F / 44.7°F3.2 in rain
November53.2°F / 34.8°F3.61 in rain
December41.8°F / 27°F2.97 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation95.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shelby Eastern Schools4.5% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46110 Boggstown, IN7.3 km away
46162 Needham, IN10 km away
46259 Indianapolis, IN10 km away
46130 Fountaintown, IN10.4 km away
46163 New Palestine, IN10.5 km away
46239 Indianapolis, IN14.3 km away
46237 Indianapolis, IN16.5 km away
46176 Shelbyville, IN16.5 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.

Shelby County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.65 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density122 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6295, -85.8913

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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