| City: | West Lafayette, Indiana |
| City Alias: | Lafayette, W Lafayette |
| County: | Tippecanoe County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:11:15 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.4167, -86.8751 |
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ZIP code 47996 serves as a specialized PO Box-only branch facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. This isn't a residential ZIP code. It's a postal point location within ZIP 47906, the broader West Lafayette area that includes Purdue University.
The facility maintains 235 PO Boxes and 274 business delivery points. With zero population and no residential addresses, this ZIP exists solely to handle mail for organizations and individuals who need a West Lafayette mailing address separate from their physical location.
All 80 city carrier route records connect to one location with unit-based addressing on W Navajo St. This pattern indicates a large volume receiver or centralized mail distribution point rather than a traditional neighborhood post office. Street delivery in West Lafayette comes through sibling ZIP codes like 47906, 47907, and 47904.
Only one street exists: the facility's own address with unit-based subdivisions.
ZIP Code 47996 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 122 people with an annual payroll of $1,313,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 492Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $302,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,313,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 122Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 47996 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 47996. 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: | 1882862Source: Census |
| Place Name: | West Lafayette city; IndianaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 47996 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.