City ZIP codes · Indiana
Columbus, IN ZIP Codes
3 ZIP codes use the postal name Columbus, Indiana (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 2 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $72,112 in 47203 to $83,958 in 47201 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Columbus's most populous ZIP code is 47201, with 47,900 people (ACS 2020-2024); 9% of its land is in the city of Columbus.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- GeoNames2026
Where are Columbus's ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
How different are Columbus's ZIP codes?
The highest median household income is in 47201 ($83,958), the lowest in 47203 ($72,112). Home values run from $228,800 in 47201 to $244,100 in 47203.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).
All 2 residential ZIP codes of Columbus
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Columbus
1 ZIP code named Columbus has no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.
| ZIP | County |
|---|---|
| 47202 | Bartholomew County |
Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.
Which counties do Columbus's ZIP codes reach?
Columbus's residential ZIP codes lie in 2 counties: Bartholomew County (2 ZIP codes mainly there), Brown County (part of a ZIP code).
Which first three digits do Columbus's ZIP codes use?
The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Columbus starts with 472.
| Prefix | Sectional center | Here | All codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 472 | Indianapolis, IN (SCF 460) | 3 | 38 |
Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.