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Hamilton County, IN

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 13 ZIP codes inside Hamilton County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
13
in this county
Total population
328,841
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
9
distinct city/town names
Avg density
427
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Hamilton County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
46032 Carmel 50,309 766
46060 Noblesville 47,214 226
46037 Fishers 45,306 870
46038 Fishers 43,067 1,072
46074 Westfield 41,248 438
46033 Carmel 40,003 886
46062 Noblesville 35,633 411
46280 Indianapolis 7,273 678
46034 Cicero 6,959 86
46069 Sheridan 6,813 30
46030 Arcadia 2,995 35
46031 Atlanta 1,954 15
46290 Indianapolis 67 41

About Hamilton County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Hamilton County in Indiana contains roughly 13 ZIP codes spread across 9 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 328,841. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Indiana index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 427, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Hamilton County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Hamilton County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.