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46537 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46537 covers Lapaz, Indiana, with a population of about 520 and a median household income of $61,813.

Population
5201,255 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,81312% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
21.9%9.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$169,833up 46% in five years
Degree or higher
6.6%28.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
91%26 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 46537 is

Lapaz, 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

Population520
Median age46.7
Family households62.4%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans3.1%
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$61,813
Income per person$29,496
Poverty rate21.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k11.4%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k16.3%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k31.0%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k2.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$125,400
Owner-occupied91%
Vacant homes13.4%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house69.6%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units14.1%
Mobile home14.8%
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$169,833as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 46%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$169,833$66,716

$67,041 in 2001 to $169,833 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%
High school diploma or higher84.2%
Works from home1.8%
Drives to work alone92%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity44.7% 11.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed87
Annual payroll$2,612,000
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 40.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss30.7 out of 100
Community resilience52.9 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.

Lightning96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.1Relatively 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$61,813$70,051$78,538
Income per person$29,496$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate21.9%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$125,400$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership91%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home1.8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age46.73838.7
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 stationLAKEVILLE, IN US8.2 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January31.4°F / 14.9°F2.65 in rain, 13.1 in snow
February35.2°F / 16.9°F2.49 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March46.2°F / 25.8°F2.52 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April59.1°F / 36.1°F3.71 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May70.3°F / 47.3°F4.45 in rain
June78.9°F / 57.3°F4.4 in rain
July82.1°F / 60.6°F4.72 in rain
August80.3°F / 58.4°F4.35 in rain
September74.6°F / 51.1°F3.51 in rain
October62.4°F / 40.3°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November48°F / 29.9°F2.99 in rain, 2.7 in snow
December36.8°F / 21.2°F2.54 in rain, 5.8 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 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%.

Union-North United School Corporation100% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46536 Lakeville, IN8 km away
46572 Tyner, IN9.5 km away
46506 Bremen, IN9.9 km away
46563 Plymouth, IN11.9 km away
46554 North Liberty, IN12.6 km away
46595 Wyatt, IN13.8 km away
46574 Walkerton, IN14.4 km away
46634 South Bend, IN15.3 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.

Marshall County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.41 sq mi
Population density1,255 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4599, -86.3102

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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