| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| City Alias: | Eagle Creek |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:59:35 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 317 / 463 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.7691, -86.1583 |
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ZIP code 46253 isn't a town or neighborhood. It's a point ZIP serving the Eagle Creek area of northwest Indianapolis, Indiana. With zero resident population and just a single address (Gateway Dr), this ZIP exists to handle mail for a specific commercial location within the larger 46254 ZIP code.
The post office maintains 329 PO Boxes and serves 151 businesses at this location. All 219 street delivery records go to Gateway Dr with unit designators, indicating a multi-tenant commercial complex. This fits the pattern of a Large Volume Receiver: a single location generating enough mail volume to warrant its own ZIP code.
Both "Indianapolis" and "Eagle Creek" work as valid city names for mailing. Eagle Creek is a well-known Indianapolis area near Eagle Creek Reservoir and Park on the city's northwest side. The ZIP sits within the North High School neighborhood, with Gateway West subdivision just 0.1 miles away.
Street delivery is available through a single city carrier route. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so businesses and box holders here can also receive mail through their street address on Gateway Dr. For most purposes, mail addressed to 46254 would also reach this general area, but 46253 provides direct routing to this specific commercial hub.
Single street with unit designators indicates a multi-tenant commercial building.
ZIP Code 46253 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 24 people with an annual payroll of $419,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 451Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $165,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $419,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 24Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 46253 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 46253. 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: | 1,756,241Source: 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 46253 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.