| City: | Lafayette, Indiana |
| City Alias: | La Fayette |
| County: | Tippecanoe County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:10:14 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.4168, -86.8750 |
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ZIP 47902 serves the downtown Lafayette, Indiana post office. This is a point-only ZIP with no residential population. It exists entirely within the boundaries of ZIP 47901 and functions as a business mail hub rather than a residential delivery zone.
The post office maintains 104 PO Boxes alongside 217 business delivery points. With 26 business establishments employing 559 workers, this ZIP serves Lafayette's downtown commercial district. All street delivery goes to a single address block on N 4th Street, where businesses receive mail at unit addresses.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents and businesses in downtown Lafayette can receive street delivery through the surrounding 47901 ZIP. The 47902 designation exists to serve specific commercial customers and those who prefer PO Box service at this downtown location. The alternate spelling "La Fayette" is also accepted for mail delivery.
All delivery is concentrated on N 4th Street in downtown Lafayette, with businesses receiving mail at unit addresses.
ZIP Code 47902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 568 people with an annual payroll of $33,359,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 491Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 26Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $6,795,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $33,359,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 568Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 47902 is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, within the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29200) and Indiana's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 47902. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Lafayette-West Lafayette, INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29200Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 0Source: Census |
| MSA: | Lafayette, IN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6352.55 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1840788Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lafayette city; IndianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 47902 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.