| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| City Alias: | Franklin |
| Names to Avoid: | Shared Zip Code |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:44:39 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 317 / 463 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 39.7602, -86.1611 |
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ZIP code 46288 is a unique USPS designation serving the Indianapolis and Franklin areas in Marion County, Indiana. The USPS created this unique code in February 2018 to handle mail for a specific entity or shared mail processing arrangement between these two cities. Both Indianapolis and Franklin are valid mailing city names for this designation, an unusual arrangement that reflects the ZIP's cross-jurisdictional function.
Located in Downtown Indianapolis, this ZIP code has no recorded ZIP+4 codes or building names in postal databases, suggesting it may serve as a centralized mail routing designation rather than physical delivery locations. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with its administrative rather than residential nature. The relatively recent creation of this designation in 2018 indicates ongoing USPS optimization of mail processing for the central Indiana region.
ZIP Code 46288 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 46288 is located in Marion County, Indiana, within the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26900). This Metro area has a population of 2,106,327 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46288. 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: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | 2018-02Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 26900Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro AreaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 46288 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.