| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Names to Avoid: | Army Finance Center, Army Finance Ctr, Fort Benjamin Harrison |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:44:18 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 317 / 463 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 39.8532, -86.0142 |
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The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) operates under dedicated ZIP code 46249 in Marion County, Indiana. Established in 1991 by Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, DFAS is the world's largest finance and accounting operation, paying all Department of Defense military and civilian personnel, retirees, annuitants, and major contractors. The agency is headquartered at the MG Emmett J. Bean Federal Center, a 1.6 million square foot building that is the second-largest government building after the Pentagon.
Located on the former Fort Benjamin Harrison in the Lawrence area, this facility has roots dating to 1953 when ground was broken for the Finance Center, U.S. Army. The building opened on what was then Schoen Field, a flying field at the Fort. By 1957 it employed 5,000 Hoosiers, 77% of whom were women.
The 12 delivery codes on file route mail to 10 facilities including DFAS, DFAS Retiree Pay, DFAS Annuitant Pay, Disbursing Operations, Finance Support Agency, and Transportation Division US Army. Census Business Patterns shows 5 establishments employing 108 workers at this location. Known as the "Home of the Military Dollar," this remains a critical federal installation. Indianapolis serves as the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 108 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 46249 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 103 people with an annual payroll of $6,455,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,511,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,455,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 103Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 46249 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 2,106,327 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46249. It covers 0 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: | 2,106,327Source: Census |
| MSA: | Indianapolis, IN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: 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 46249 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 January 1, 2026.