| City: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| County: | Allen County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:02:48 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 260 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.1306, -85.1289 |
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ZIP code 46850 is a PO Box-only ZIP assigned to Fort Wayne, Indiana. It doesn't cover a geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location within the larger 46802 ZIP code in downtown Fort Wayne. The 24 PO Boxes here serve primarily business customers, with 47 business delivery points and just 3 establishments in the area.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning residents and businesses have alternatives. Street delivery is available throughout Fort Wayne via other ZIP codes. The post office location on S Clinton Street handles a small number of box rentals for downtown businesses that prefer a dedicated mailbox over their street address.
Fort Wayne is Indiana's second-largest city with a metro population over 400,000. The 46850 ZIP is one of many serving this metropolitan area. Unlike rural PO Box ZIPs where boxes are a necessity, this one exists for convenience. Businesses use it for a consistent mailing address separate from their physical location.
The post office sits in or near several downtown neighborhoods: Downtown Fort Wayne, LaRez, Hoagland Masterson, West Central, and East Central.
The only street address is S Clinton Street, the post office location serving downtown Fort Wayne businesses.
ZIP Code 46850 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,554Source: 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 46850 is located in Allen County, Indiana, within the Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 23060) and Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 416,257 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46850. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fort Wayne, INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 23060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 416,257Source: Census |
| MSA: | Fort Wayne, IN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4180.37 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1825000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fort Wayne city; IndianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 46850 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.