Postal Codes

46205 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 46205 covers Indianapolis, Indiana, with a population of about 29,196 and a median household income of $65,756.

Population
29,1964,677 per square mile
Median age
32.46.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,7566% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$263,073up 5.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,0871.1× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
51.3%16.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
51.7%13.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
584

Where 46205 is

Indianapolis, 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

Population29,196
Median age32.4
Family households48.5%
Born outside the US5.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.7%
White (non-Hispanic)50.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)32.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans4.2%
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$65,756
Income per person$44,051
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,770
Mean adjusted gross income$79,441
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k28.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$278,000
Median gross rent$1,087
Rent as a share of household income28.7%
Owner-occupied51.7%
Vacant homes15.4%
Median year built1942

What the homes are

Detached house55.4%
Attached house10.1%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units18.8%
20 or more units8.1%
Mobile home0.3%
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$263,073as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.5%
Typical asking rent$1,295as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 35.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 93.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$276,189$70,409

$70,582 in 2003 to $263,073 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,295$625

$625 in 2015 to $1,295 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home17%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport2.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.2% 3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
Advertisement
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments584
People employed6,532
Annual payroll$312,982,000
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 30% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 20 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.4 out of 100
Community resilience38.7 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.

Earthquake64.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide33.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.2Very 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$65,756$70,051$78,538
Income per person$44,051$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate15%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$278,000$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,087$1,020$1,348
Homeownership51.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home17%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age32.43838.7
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 stationCASTLETON 2 S, IN US9.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January35.7°F / 19.8°F3.32 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February40.6°F / 22.7°F2.66 in rain, 7.2 in snow
March51.3°F / 32.1°F3.86 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April64.3°F / 42°F4.61 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.8°F / 52.1°F4.94 in rain
June81.9°F / 61.7°F5.56 in rain
July84.8°F / 65.1°F4.67 in rain
August82.9°F / 63.3°F3.89 in rain
September76.7°F / 55.9°F3.56 in rain
October64.6°F / 44.5°F3.43 in rain
November51.5°F / 33.7°F3.51 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December39.9°F / 25.2°F3.17 in rain, 6.7 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket66% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Indianapolis Public Schools93.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington Township Metropolitan School District6.5% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability13.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46208 Indianapolis, IN3.5 km away
46296 Indianapolis, IN3.5 km away
46218 Indianapolis, IN3.8 km away
46220 Indianapolis, IN4.6 km away
46226 Indianapolis, IN4.7 km away
46202 Indianapolis, IN5 km away
46209 Indianapolis, IN5.3 km away
46211 Indianapolis, IN5.3 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.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.24 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density4,677 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8268, -86.1386

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.

Advertisement