| City: | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| City Alias: | Valpo |
| County: | Porter County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:45:41 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 219 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.4732, -87.0611 |
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ZIP code 46384 serves downtown Valparaiso, Indiana. It's a point-only ZIP with no geographic territory of its own, existing entirely within the boundaries of ZIP 46383. The post office at this location maintains 314 PO Boxes and handles mail for 435 businesses.
This ZIP exists specifically for the downtown post office, not for a residential area. There's no census population because residents in this area receive their street mail through 46383. The 287 city carrier records on just two streets (Valparaiso St and Lincolnway) indicate a commercial corridor with multiple business units.
Valparaiso locals often shorten the city name to "Valpo," and USPS accepts both spellings. The post office sits at the heart of Porter County's seat, serving businesses and individuals who want a PO Box in the downtown area.
Just two streets with high-density commercial units along the downtown corridor.
ZIP Code 46384 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 70 people with an annual payroll of $1,728,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,006Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $464,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,728,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 70Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 46384 is located in Porter County, Indiana, within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16980) and Indiana's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 9,359,555 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46384, and is subdivided into the Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16980Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN (CBSA Div 29414)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 9,359,555Source: Census |
| MSA: | Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1157.02 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Gary, IN PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1878326Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Valparaiso city; IndianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 46384 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 0 public schools with a nearby mailing address, but we have located 5 public schools nearby. There are however 1 private school(s). 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.