| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00)%> |
| Local Time: | 9:59:09 PM |
| Population: | 6 [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 317 / 463 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.7683, -86.1582 |
| Land Area: | 0.016 sq mi |
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Only six people officially reside within this ZIP's boundaries, but the facility maintains 304 PO Boxes and processes mail for the entire Indianapolis metropolitan area. The PO Box adoption rate of 152.0 doesn't reflect local housing needs. Instead, it shows this facility serves customers from across Marion County and beyond who need downtown Indianapolis mailing addresses for business or personal reasons.
The facility houses 66 distinct USPS departments and offices. These include the District Manager, Manager Distribution Operations, Manager Human Resources, Customer Service Center, and specialized units like the Computerized Forwarding system and Detached Mail Entry. Building names in the postal database read like an organizational chart: Business Mail Entry, Commercial Accounts, Employee Assist Program, and Office of Inspector General.
What appears to be a residential ZIP code is actually operational infrastructure. The two occupied housing units likely represent on-site housing for security or facility management. The 1,117 business establishments reflect the facility's role as a mail processing hub, with 828 ZIP+4 records serving various departments, units, and specialized postal functions. W South St contains 340 delivery records with units labeled BSMT, RM, and UNIT, indicating the facility's multi-floor, departmentalized structure.
This ZIP sits within both the Downtown Indianapolis and Babe Denny neighborhoods. The facility processes mail for nearby residential ZIPs while maintaining its own separate designation. Residents and businesses in surrounding areas receive their mail through standard Indianapolis ZIP codes, while 46206 remains dedicated to postal operations and the customers who maintain PO Boxes at the main facility.
Only one street appears in this ZIP: W South St with 340 delivery records. The records use basement, room, and unit designators rather than traditional apartment or suite numbers, revealing this is a large postal facility with internal departmental addressing rather than a residential or mixed-use neighborhood.
ZIP Code 46206 has 6 residents and 2 households (average 3.00 persons per household). The median age is 37.3 years, about the same as the state (38.2) and slightly younger than the nation (38.8). The gender split is 83.3% male and 16.7% female, which is much higher than the national male share (49.1%), making this a male-majority area. Largest groups are White (100.0%, much higher than the state average of 77.2% and well above the national average of 61.6%) and Black or African American (0.0%, much lower than the state average of 9.6% and well below the national average of 12.4%); Hispanic or Latino residents make up 0.0%, which is much lower than the national average (18.7%).
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| 2020 Population: | 6Source: Census DHC |
| 2024 ACS Population Estimate: | 0Source: Census ACS |
| 2026 ZC Population Estimate: | 0Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Population Density: | 375.0 people per sq mile |
| Average Income: | $0Source: Census ACS |
| Households: | 2Source: Census DHC |
| Average House Value: | $666,666,666Source: Census ACS |
| Persons Per Household: | 3.00Source: Census DHC |
| Average Family Size: | 0.00Source: Census ACS |
| Group | 2010 | 2011 | 2102 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census ACS Population Estimate | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decennial Census | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Median Age: 37.3
Male Median Age: 37.2
Female Median Age: 52.5
| Group | < 5 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80-84 | 85+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White: | 6 | 100.00% |
| Black: | 0 | 0% |
| Hispanic:* | 0 | 0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0% |
| American Indian: | 0 | 0% |
| Hawaiian: | 0 | 0% |
| Other: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 6 | 100% |
| Gender | Count | % | Median Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males: | 5 | 83.33% | 37.2 years |
| Females: | 1 | 16.67% | 52.5 years |
| Total: | 6 | 100% | 37.3 years |
| Native, born in the United States: | 0 | 0% |
| Native, born in PR, Island Areas, or abroad: | 0 | 0% |
| Foreign born, naturalized U.S. citizen: | 0 | 0% |
| Foreign born, not a U.S. citizen: | 0 | 0% |
| Total Population: | 0 | 100% |
| Total Native Population: | 0 | 0% |
| Total Foreign-born Population: | 0 | 0% |
ZIP Code 46206 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 23 business establishments, employing about 1,437 people with an annual payroll of $105,545,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,893Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 23Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $33,788,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $105,545,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,437Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 46206 is located in Marion County, Indiana, within the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26900) and Indiana's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,756,241 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46206. It covers 0.016 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 26900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,756,241Source: Census |
| MSA: | Indianapolis, IN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | 0.016 sq miSource: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 303.84 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 26900Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro AreaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 46206 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.