| City: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| County: | Allen County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:49:16 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 260 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.1306, -85.1289 |
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ZIP code 46851 serves a specific commercial location in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. This isn't a neighborhood or community ZIP. It's a point location on South Clinton Street, contained within the larger 46802 ZIP code that covers the surrounding downtown area.
The post office maintains 27 PO Boxes at this location alongside 39 business delivery points. All 12 ZIP+4 records point to a single street address with unit designators, a pattern typical of an office building or commercial complex. Mail is delivered via a single city carrier route.
Fort Wayne's name comes from the historic military fort built here in 1794, not from any current military presence. This PO Box ZIP exists to serve a specific downtown building, not a military installation. For most Fort Wayne residents, mail arrives through one of the city's many standard ZIP codes with full street delivery.
All records point to South Clinton Street with unit designators, indicating a single commercial building.
ZIP Code 46851 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: | 61Source: 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 46851 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 451,440 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 46851. 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: | 451,440Source: 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 46851 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.