| City: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| County: | Allen County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:02:51 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 260 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.1306, -85.1289 |
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ZIP 46853 is a PO Box-only ZIP code located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. Despite the city's name suggesting a military connection, Fort Wayne is named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. This isn't a military installation. It's Indiana's second-largest city.
This ZIP has no geographic territory of its own. It exists as a point location within ZIP 46802, serving a downtown post office facility on S Clinton Street. All 14 ZIP+4 street records point to this single address, which handles 50 PO Boxes and 45 business delivery points.
Residents and businesses in this part of downtown Fort Wayne don't need to use 46853. Street delivery is available through the surrounding ZIP codes. Those who choose a PO Box at this location get the convenience of a downtown pickup point.
Single street address houses the post office facility serving this PO Box ZIP.
ZIP Code 46853 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: | 105Source: 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 46853 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 46853. 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 46853 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 March 1, 2026.