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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Lawrence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Plainfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>

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 for Broad Ripple was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Broad Ripple in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broad Ripple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov