Indianapolis IN

Indianapolis, Indiana
Consolidated city-county
City of Indianapolis and Marion County
Clockwise from top: Downtown Indianapolis, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis 500, Indiana Statehouse, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Depew Memorial Fountain and Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, and Butler University
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "Indy"; "Circle City"; "Crossroads of America"; "Naptown"; "Amateur Sports Capital of the World"; "Railroad City"
Location of Indianapolis (in red) in Marion County, Indiana.
Indianapolis Location of Indianapolis in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 39°46′N 86°9′W / 39.767°N 86.150°W / 39.767; -86.150
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marion
Founded	January 6, 1821
Incorporated (town)	September 3, 1832
Incorporated (city)	March 30, 1847
City-county consolidation	January 1, 1970
Government
• Type	mayor–council
• Body	City–County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County
• Mayor	Joe Hogsett (D)
Area
• Consolidated city-county	368.02 sq mi (953.18 km2)
• Land	361.51 sq mi (936.30 km2)
• Water	6.52 sq mi (16.88 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2010)
• Consolidated city-county	820,445
• Estimate (2016)	855,164
• Rank	15th in the United States
• Density	2,365.55/sq mi (913.34/km2)
• Urban	1,487,483 (US: 33rd)
• Metro	2,004,230 (US: 34th)
• CSA	2,386,199 (US: 27th)
Demonym(s)	Indianapolitan
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes	61 total ZIP codes: 46201–46209, 46211, 46214, 46216–46231, 46234–46237, 46239–46242, 46244, 46247, 46249–46251, 46253–46256, 46259–46260, 46266, 46268, 46274–46275, 46277–46278, 46280, 46282–46283, 46285, 46290–46291, 46295–46296, 46298
Area code(s)	317 and 463
FIPS code	18-36003
Website	www.indy.gov

Indianapolis (/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. It is in the East North Central region of the Midwestern United States. With an estimated population of 855,164 in 2016, Indianapolis is the third most populous city in the Midwest and 15th most populous in the U.S. The city is the economic and cultural center of the Indianapolis metropolitan area, with 2,004,230 residents, the 34th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. Its combined statistical area ranks 27th, with a population of 2,386,199. Indianapolis covers 368 square miles (950 km²), making it the 16th largest city by land area in the U.S.