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Welcome to Broad Ripple ...

Broad Ripple is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broad Ripple, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Broad Ripple is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Broad Ripple lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Broad Ripple: 317 & 463<3>

Communities near Broad Ripple ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broad Ripple.

  • Indianapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Fishers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Noblesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Zionsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broad Ripple. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broad Ripple.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broad Ripple. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broad Ripple.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broad Ripple. See our Newspapers Page for Broad Ripple.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Ripple ...

Looking for more information about Broad Ripple? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Broad Ripple, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broad Ripple.

Adding Broad Ripple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broad Ripple in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Broad Ripple was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broad Ripple.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Ripple - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Broad Ripple area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Broad Ripple area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.