County hub small town Indiana

Madison County, IN

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 14 ZIP codes inside Madison County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
14
in this county
Total population
129,518
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
10
distinct city/town names
Avg density
272
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Madison County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
46012 Anderson 19,794 239
46016 Anderson 18,412 1,117
46011 Anderson 17,790 93
46064 Pendleton 16,779 97
46013 Anderson 16,398 303
46036 Elwood 11,316 54
46001 Alexandria 10,126 51
46017 Anderson 5,660 123
46044 Frankton 2,964 53
46051 Lapel 2,882 72
46056 Markleville 2,432 38
46070 Summitville 2,344 20
46048 Ingalls 2,239 1,099
46063 Orestes 382 442

About Madison 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. Madison County in Indiana contains roughly 14 ZIP codes spread across 10 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 129,518. 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 272, 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.