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Welcome to North Indianapolis ...

North Indianapolis is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Indianapolis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for North Indianapolis: N. Indianapolis

North Indianapolis is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Indianapolis: 317 & 463<3>

Communities near North Indianapolis ...

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

  • Carmel
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Noblesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zionsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <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 North Indianapolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Indianapolis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Indianapolis ...

Looking for more information about North Indianapolis? 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 North Indianapolis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Indianapolis.

Adding North Indianapolis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Indianapolis 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 North Indianapolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Indianapolis post office opened in 1875. The North Indianapolis post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Indianapolis.

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 North Indianapolis - 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 North Indianapolis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the North Indianapolis 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.
<5>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/