Postal Codes

46236 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46236 covers Indianapolis, Indiana, with a population of about 26,049 and a median household income of $117,530.

Population
26,0492,482 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$117,5301.7× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$333,392up 21.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,7501.7× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
53.3%18.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
89.8%24.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
554

Where 46236 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

Population26,049
Median age40.5
Family households72.2%
Born outside the US6.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)65.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
Veterans5.9%
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$117,530
Income per person$55,448
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k0.1%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k18.2%
$200k or more18.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,470
Mean adjusted gross income$117,907
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.5%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more11.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$281,800
Median gross rent$1,750
Rent as a share of household income23.9%
Owner-occupied89.8%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house84.1%
Attached house4.2%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home8.8%
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$333,392as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.5%
Typical asking rent$1,792as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$333,392$158,465

$160,921 in 2003 to $333,392 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,792$1,391

$1,391 in 2021 to $1,792 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.3%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home17.2%
Drives to work alone75.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Obesity34.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18% 7.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments554
People employed6,422
Annual payroll$280,721,000
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 44.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.9 out of 100
Community resilience38.8 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.

Heat wave72.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought18.2Relatively 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$117,530$70,051$78,538
Income per person$55,448$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$281,800$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,750$1,020$1,348
Homeownership89.8%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home17.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US6.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age40.53838.7
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 US6.5 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket90% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

Lawrence Township Metropolitan School District99.8% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46235 Indianapolis, IN2.4 km away
46249 Indianapolis, IN2.8 km away
46216 Indianapolis, IN3.2 km away
46256 Indianapolis, IN4.3 km away
46055 Mccordsville, IN6.3 km away
46213 Indianapolis, IN7.6 km away
46250 Indianapolis, IN8.7 km away
46229 Indianapolis, IN8.9 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 County99.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Hancock County0.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamilton County0.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.5 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq mi
Population density2,482 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8689, -85.9765

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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