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Indianapolis, IN 46256
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Castleton, IN 46256

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ZIP Code 46256 has segments in 2 Counties (Hamilton, Marion).

The 46256 ZIP Code is centered1 in Marion County at latitude 39.902 and longitude -86.016 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Marion County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 46256 was 24,661 with 10,284 housing units; a land area land area of 12.17 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,026.89 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Fall Creek Highland, IN (1.4 miles ESE)
Fairwood Hills, IN (1.4 miles SSW)
Castleton, IN (1.9 miles W)
Indian Lake, IN (1.9 miles SE)
Trilobi Hills, IN (1.9 miles SSE)
Rainbow Highlands, IN (1.9 miles ESE)
Devonshire, IN (2.7 miles WSW)
Avalon Hills, IN (2.7 miles SW)
Ivy Hills, IN (3.1 miles W)
Allisonville, IN (3.4 miles W)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Lantern Crossing, IN (1.9 miles N)
Lantern Pines, IN (1.9 miles N)
Covington Estates, IN (1.9 miles NNE)
Vertland, IN (1.9 miles WNW)
Lakeside Green, IN (2.4 miles NE)
Bucks Creek, IN (2.7 miles NE)
Heritage Green, IN (2.7 miles NE)
Cumberland Ridge, IN (2.7 miles NNE)
Geist Woods, IN (2.7 miles NE)
Woods Edge, IN (2.7 miles NNE)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.