Which ZIP code in Indianapolis has the highest median household income?

46278 (Indianapolis), at $158,648 (±$16,218), among 36 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Indianapolis, IN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Indianapolis, IN with the highest median household income, out of 36 with at least 1,000 residents. 46278 (Indianapolis, $158,648), 46259 (Indianapolis, $129,345) and 46236 (Indianapolis, $115,664) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Indianapolis; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Indianapolis

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	46278	Indianapolis	$158,648 ±$16,218	8,450	3,204	3,400
2	46259	Indianapolis	$129,345 ±$7,353	15,169	4,925	5,797
3	46236	Indianapolis	$115,664 ±$4,902	26,416	9,699	10,494
4	46220	Indianapolis	$108,050 ±$6,703	36,952	16,900	17,773
5	46239	Indianapolis	$100,331 ±$6,718	33,931	11,961	13,768
6	46256	Indianapolis	$93,847 ±$7,628	20,990	9,041	10,000
7	46217	Indianapolis	$92,029 ±$8,406	36,917	13,865	13,288
8	46228	Indianapolis	$91,156 ±$10,974	15,724	6,083	6,351
9	46280	Indianapolis	$91,152 ±$10,400	7,514	3,596	3,882
10	46204	Indianapolis	$86,396 ±$11,479	11,400	6,499	7,313
11	46234	Indianapolis	$83,190 ±$8,292	28,300	10,692	11,510
12	46237	Indianapolis	$79,078 ±$2,746	43,473	17,451	18,722
13	46240	Indianapolis	$75,156 ±$5,214	19,595	10,041	11,230
14	46260	Indianapolis	$72,504 ±$4,586	35,707	15,204	15,309
15	46205	Indianapolis	$72,417 ±$7,414	28,259	12,487	14,010
16	46231	Indianapolis	$71,825 ±$10,310	10,371	3,848	3,753
17	46268	Indianapolis	$68,631 ±$5,247	25,913	11,213	12,436
18	46250	Indianapolis	$67,328 ±$4,492	18,147	9,258	10,461
19	46221	Indianapolis	$65,280 ±$8,302	27,027	10,117	10,806
20	46202	Indianapolis	$63,506 ±$5,866	20,180	10,786	14,061
21	46229	Indianapolis	$61,388 ±$7,205	28,457	11,479	12,293
22	46219	Indianapolis	$60,803 ±$3,586	38,855	15,723	16,073
23	46254	Indianapolis	$60,287 ±$3,806	40,674	16,813	17,700
24	46208	Indianapolis	$60,062 ±$6,993	22,379	9,420	10,180
25	46214	Indianapolis	$59,178 ±$3,570	24,472	10,643	11,945

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 36 of 38 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 46,689 households, on 84 carrier routes with 51,232 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Indianapolis has the highest median household income?: 46278 (Indianapolis), at $158,648 (±$16,218), among 36 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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