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Welcome to Lapel ...

The town of Lapel is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lapel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lapel has a population of 2,393 people<2> (see below for details).

Lapel is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lapel: 765

The ZIP code for Lapel: 46051<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lapel had an population of 2,393 people. This is an increase of 15.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lapel had a population of 2,068 people. This makes Lapel the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Lapel represents 0.03% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 201st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,068 people, the population of Lapel increased 11.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,855 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lapel.

Communities near Lapel ...

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

  • Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Fishers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Noblesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
  • Elwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • McCordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 Lapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lapel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lapel. 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 Lapel.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lapel ...

Looking for more information about Lapel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lapel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lapel.

Adding Lapel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lapel 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 Lapel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lapel post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lapel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lapel.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lapel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Lapel). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lapel or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/