Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson or Indianapolis metropolitan area is an 11-county

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in the

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th st ...

, as defined by the

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. The metropolitan area is situated in

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, within the

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. The metropolitan area is centered on the

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and most populous city of Indiana,

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

. Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson is the 32nd most populous metropolitan area in the United States and largest in the state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 2,111,040. Indianapolis also anchors the larger Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie

combined statistical area Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...

(CSA), the 26th most populated, with 2,457,286. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, which contains an estimated 59 million people.

Metropolitan areas

In the 2020 Census, there were 2,111,040 people residing in the MSA. The racial demographics were 69.6% White, 15.0% Black or African-American, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.9% Asian, 4.5% Other and 6.6% Two or More Races. 8.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

Anchor cities with 100,000 to 1,000,000 inhabitants

– Pop: 887,642 (2020) * Fishers – Pop: 101,171 (2021) * Carmel – Pop: 100,777 (2021)

Municipalities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

Noblesville Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the state's 14th largest city/town ...

– Pop: 70,926 (2021) * Greenwood – Pop: 64,918 (2021) * Anderson – Pop: 55,130 * Westfield – Pop: 50,630 (2021)

Municipalities with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

* Lawrence – Pop: 47,866 * Plainfield – Pop: 35,592 (2021) * Zionsville – Pop: 31,702 (2021) * Brownsburg – Pop: 30,068 (2021) *

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

– Pop: 25,437 (2021) * Greenfield – Pop: 24,009 (2021) * Avon – Pop: 22,860 (2021) * Shelbyville – Pop: 19,048 *

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

– Pop: 16,840 (2021) *

Beech Grove Beech Grove is a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population is 14,192. The city is located within the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Beech Grove is designated an "excluded city" under Indiana la ...

– Pop: 14,740 * Speedway – Pop: 12,102 * Martinsville – Pop: 11,669 * Whitestown – Pop: 11,093 (2021) * Danville – Pop: 10,758 (2021) * Greencastle – Pop: 10,508 * Bargersville – Pop: 10,239 (2021)

Municipalities with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Mooresville – Pop: 9,576 * McCordsville – Pop: 9,524 (2021) *

Elwood Elwood may refer to any one of the following:: Places ;In Australia * Elwood, Victoria ;In the United States of America * Elwood, Illinois * Elwood, Indiana * Elwood, Kansas * Elwood, Missouri * Elwood, Nebraska * Elwood-Magnolia, New Jersey *Elwo ...

– Pop: 8,480 *

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 1974 ...

– Pop: 6,182 (2021) * New Whiteland – Pop: 5,593 (2021) *

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

– Pop: 5,067 *

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...

– Pop: 4,891 *

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

– Pop: 4,533 * Whiteland – Pop: 4,303 * Pendleton – Pop: 4,212 * Fortville – Pop: 3,953 * Pittsboro – Pop: 3,188 * Sheridan – Pop: 2,893 * Chesterfield – Pop: 2,504 * Ingalls – Pop: 2,390 * New Palestine – Pop: 2,105 * Cloverdale – Pop: 2,098 *

Lapel Lapels ( ) are the folded flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat below the collar and are most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually they are formed by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat and sewing t ...

– Pop: 2,051 * Edgewood – Pop: 1,885 * Frankton – Pop: 1,831 *

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

– Pop: 1,753 * Arcadia – Pop: 1,680 *

Meridian Hills Meridian Hills is a community in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, about six and a half miles north of downtown Indianapolis and slightly southwest of the neighboring community of Williams Creek. It had a population of 1,616 at the 20 ...

– Pop: 1,673 * Brooklyn – Pop: 1,604 * Warren Park – Pop: 1,531 * Thorntown – Pop: 1,484 * Clermont – Pop: 1,402 *

Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...

– Pop: 1,354 * Morristown – Pop: 1,326 * Princes Lakes – Pop: 1,326 * Trafalgar – Pop: 1,145 *

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and th ...

– Pop: 1,076 *

St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

– Pop: 1,052 * Clayton – Pop: 1,001

Municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

* Summitville – Pop: 991 * Morgantown – Pop: 988 * Jamestown – Pop: 939 * Roachdale – Pop: 898 * Shirley – Pop: 828 * Bainbridge – Pop: 742 *

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

– Pop: 740 * Homecroft – Pop: 740 *

Paragon Paragon may refer to: Places *Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States * Paragon, Nebraska, former community in the United States * The Paragon, Bath, a Georgian street in the Walcot area of Bath * The Paragon, Blackheath, London, built by ...

– Pop: 662 * Rocky Ripple – Pop: 625 * Coatesville – Pop: 542 *

Fillmore Fillmore may refer to: Places Canada * Fillmore, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96, Saskatchewan United States * Fillmore, California * Fillmore District, San Francisco, California * Fillmore, Louisiana * Fillmore, Illi ...

– Pop: 526 * North Salem – Pop: 525 * Markleville – Pop: 522 * Advance – Pop: 509 * Lizton – Pop: 497 * Wilkinson – Pop: 451 * Williams Creek – Pop: 419 * Amo – Pop: 413 *

Orestes In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; grc-gre, Ὀρέστης ) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness and ...

– Pop: 411 * Russellville – Pop: 349 * Stilesville – Pop: 326 * Fairland – Pop: 316 * Wynnedale – Pop: 238 * Spring Lake – Pop: 218 * Ulen – Pop: 124 * Spring Hill – Pop: 101 *

Bethany Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, " laceof Lazarus"), is a Palestinian town in the West ...

– Pop: 81 * Country Club Heights – Pop: 78 * Woodlawn Heights – Pop: 78 * Crows Nest – Pop: 75 * North Crows Nest – Pop: 46 * River Forest – Pop: 22

Counties

Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie Combined Statistical Area

The Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie Combined Statistical Area (CSA) in March 2020 consists of 8 Metropolitan Statistical Areas covering 18 counties. * Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area (11 counties:

Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) * Marion (surname) * Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" * Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * M ...

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilto ...

, Hendricks,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

, Madison,

Hancock Hancock may refer to: Places in the United States * Hancock, Iowa * Hancock, Maine * Hancock, Maryland * Hancock, Massachusetts * Hancock, Michigan * Hancock, Minnesota * Hancock, Missouri * Hancock, New Hampshire ** Hancock (CDP), New Hampsh ...

Morgan Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singe ...

, Boone, Shelby, Putnam, and

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); population: 2,074,537 (2019 estimate) *

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Delaware County is a County (United States), county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 111,903. The county seat is Muncie, Indiana, Muncie. Delaware County is part of the Muncie, IN metropoli ...

( Delaware County); population: 114,135 (2019 estimate) *

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 82,208 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Columbus. The county was determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to be home to the mean center of U.S. populati ...

( Bartholomew County); population: 83,779 (2019 estimate) *

New Castle, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area Henry County is a county located in east central Indiana, United States. As of 2020, the population was 48,914. The county seat and largest and only city is New Castle. Henry County is the main setting of the novel '' Raintree County'' by Ross ...

( Henry County); population: 47,972 (2019 estimate) *

Seymour, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 42,376. The county seat is Brownstown. History Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after General Andrew Jackson. Jackson County was ...

( Jackson County); population: 44,231 (2019 estimate) *

Crawfordsville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 37,936. Its county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into eleven townships which provide local services. Montg ...

( Montgomery County); population: 38,338 (2019 estimate) *

North Vernon, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area Jennings County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 27,613. The county seat is Vernon. History Jennings County was formed in 1817. It was named for the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term c ...

( Jennings County); population: 27,735 (2019 estimate) *

Greensburg, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area Decatur County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 26,472. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Greensburg. History In 1787, the US defined the Northwest Territory which ...

( Decatur County); population: 26,559 (2019 estimate) The cumulative population estimate is 2,457,286, ranked 28th largest in the United States.

Area codes

The

317 Year 317 ( CCCXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallicanus and Bassus (or, less frequently, year 1070 ''Ab urbe c ...

area code covered all of northern and central Indiana until 1948, when the

219 __NOTOC__ Year 219 ( CCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Antonius and Sacerdos (or, less frequently, year 972 ''Ab ...

area code was created. Central Indiana remained under the 317 banner until 1997, when growth in and around Indianapolis prompted the creation of 765 area code. The 317 area code covers the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The counties covered by 317 are Boone,

, Hendricks,

, Madison,

, and Shelby. According to the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, the 317 area code was expected to run out of numbers in 2017.

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area code 463 was implemented in late 2016, thereby requiring 10-digit dialing.

Transportation

Highways

Indiana's " Crossroads of America" moniker is largely attributed to the historical function of the Indianapolis metropolitan area has played as a center for logistics and transportation.

Interstates

The Indianapolis area is a major point on the United States

Interstate Highway System The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...

, as it is a confluence of four major interstate highways: * – Runs to

Gary, Indiana Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the sou ...

to the north and

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. ...

Nashville, Tennessee, and

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fro ...

, to the south. * – Runs to

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

, and

Lansing Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making ...

and

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of ...

to the north and is expected to run to

Evansville, Indiana Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...

, to the south (currently under construction;

Martinsville, Indiana Martinsville is a city in Washington Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 11,828 at the 2010 United States Census. The city is the county seat of Morgan County. History Martinsville was founded in 1822. It i ...

, to

Evansville Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...

completed) * – Runs to

Dayton Dayton () is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County, Ohio, Greene County. The 2020 United S ...

and

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and ...

, and

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...

to the east and

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

and

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

, and

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

, to the west. * – Runs to Cincinnati, Ohio, to the east and

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria Metropolitan Area in Centr ...

, to the west. Other interstates that cross through the Indianapolis area include: * – Is a beltway circling suburban Indianapolis that is also known as the ''USS Indianapolis Memorial Highway'' . * – Is an east–west connector northwest of Indianapolis in Boone County.

US Highways

* * * * * * *

Indiana state highways

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Other notable roads

Other notable roads in the area are: * Indiana Avenue (Indianapolis) – One of four diagonal streets included in

Alexander Ralston Alexander Ralston (1771 – January 5, 1827) was a Scottish surveyor who was one of two co-architects for the design of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. He also helped to design Washington, D.C. Life Alexander Ralston was born in Scotland ...

's 1821 Plat of Indianapolis, the street became a center for the local African American community and now anchors a cultural district of the same name. *

Meridian Street (Indianapolis) Meridian Street is the primary north–south street in Indianapolis, Indiana. US 31 formerly ran along North Meridian Street for much of its length in the city of Indianapolis, before being re-routed to a segment of Interstate 465. Meridian Stree ...

– A primary north–south route through

and

counties, the street serves as the axis separating east addresses from west addresses. *

Michigan Road The Michigan Road was one of the earliest roads in Indiana. Roads in early Indiana were often roads in name only. In actuality they were sometimes little more than crude paths following old animal and Native American trails and filled with sinkhol ...

– Indiana's first "highway," built in the 1830s and 1840s, running north to

Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined sta ...

and south to

Madison, Indiana Madison is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2010 United States Census its population was 11,967. Over 55,000 people live within of downtown Madison. Madison is the larges ...

. * Sam Jones Expressway (Indianapolis) – Expressway between I-465 and I-70, connecting south-central Indianapolis with the site of the former terminal of the

Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport is an international airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority. The F ...

. *

Washington Street (Indianapolis) Washington Street is the primary east–west street in Indianapolis, in the central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The street follows the route of the National Road for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis. For a time, its en ...

– A primary east–west street through Marion County, the street follows the route of the

National Road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis.

Air

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is served by several airports, most under ownership and operation of the

Indianapolis Airport Authority Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is a municipal corporation established by the Indiana General Assembly in 1962. It is responsible for owning, developing and operating several public airports and one public heliport located in and around India ...

, including

Eagle Creek Airpark Eagle Creek Airpark is a public use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) west of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and ...

(EYE),

Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport is a public airport in Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. It is northeast of downtown Indianapolis, is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and is a reliever airport for Indianapolis I ...

(UMP),

Indianapolis Regional Airport Indianapolis Regional Airport is a public use airport in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. Owned by Indianapolis Airport Authority, it is 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the central business district of Indianapolis. The airpor ...

(MQJ),

Hendricks County Airport Hendricks County Airport , also known as Gordon Graham Field, is a public airport at 2749 Gordon Graham Blvd. in Danville, a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. Owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, it is located 13 miles ( ...

(2R2),

Indianapolis Downtown Heliport Indianapolis Downtown Heliport is a heliport located in the city center of Indianapolis. The heliport was opened in 1969 as a private use heliport under the name Beeline Heliport and, in 1979, was turned into a public facility operated by the In ...

(8A4), and the busiest airport in the state,

(IND). In 2014, Indianapolis International served 7.4 million passengers and handled nearly 1 million metric tonnes of cargo. Other airports within the region include: *

Anderson Municipal Airport Anderson Municipal Airport (Darlington Field) is a public use airport three miles east of Anderson, Indiana, Anderson in Madison County, Indiana. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 FAA airport categories, categorized ...

Elwood Airport Elwood Airport was a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Elwood, in Madison County, Indiana, United States. The airfield closed on September 1, 2008. Facilities and aircraft El ...

Franklin Flying Field Franklin Flying Field is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Franklin, a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. Facilities and aircraft Frankli ...

Indianapolis Executive Airport Indianapolis Executive Airport is a public airport at 11329 E. State Road 32, five miles north of Zionsville, in Boone County, Indiana, United States. The airport is owned by the Hamilton County Airport Authority. It is northwest of downtown ...

Indy South Greenwood Airport Indy South Greenwood Airport (previously Greenwood Municipal Airport) is a city-owned public-use airport in Greenwood, a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. It is southeast of Downtown Indianapolis. The airport was founded in Sept ...

Noblesville Airport Noblesville Airport (I80) is a privately owned, public use airport located in Noblesville, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...

Pam's Place Airport Pam's Place Airport is a public-use airport in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Eminence, an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Morgan County. Facilities and aircraft P ...

Pope Field Pope Field is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.. Federal Aviation Administratio ...

Putnam County Airport Putnam County Airport (GPC), (formerly 4I7), is a public airport southeast of Greencastle, in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. The airport was founded in January 1947. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National ...

* Shelbyville Municipal Airport *

Sheridan Airport Sheridan Airport (5I4) is a public use airport located north of Sheridan, in Hamilton County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 Sta ...

Westfield Airport Westfield Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. It is privately owned by Leslie Wheeler. The ''Indy Flyers'' Li ...

Rail

Indianapolis Union Station The Indianapolis Union Station is an intercity train station in the Wholesale District of Indianapolis, Indiana. The terminal is served by Amtrak's '' Cardinal'' line, passing through Indianapolis three times weekly. Indianapolis was the first ...

is served by

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada. ...

's ''

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'', which operates thrice-weekly between Chicago and New York City.

Higher education

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is home to a number of higher education institutions, including: * Anderson University *

Ball State University Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Co ...

Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning The R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning, also known as CAP, is an academic college of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, Urb ...

‡ *

Butler University Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study in six colleges: the Lacy School of Business, College of Communic ...

Christian Theological Seminary Christian Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It provides five degree-level education courses, three dual-degree programs, a Doctor of Ministr ...

Crossroads Bible College Crossroads Bible College is a private undergraduate, Bible college located in Indianapolis, Indiana. History Early in 1980, James S. Wells met with Rev. Ken Davis and Rev. Clint Kaufield to discuss establishing a Bible college in Indianapolis. ...

DePauw University DePauw University is a private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is ...

* Franklin College *

Indiana Bible College Indiana Bible College (IBC) is a Bible college endorsed by the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). Founded in 1981 by Rev. Dennis Croucher of Seymour, Indiana, United States, it relocated to Indianapolis in 1988 under the direction and ...

Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) is a private university in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was founded in 1930 as Indiana Technical College by John A. Kalbfleisch, who was also the school's first president. The university today is organi ...

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Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th st ...

Herron School of Art and Design Herron School of Art and Design, officially IU Herron School of Art and Design, is a public art school at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a professional art school and has been accredited ...

Kelley School of Business The Kelley School of Business (KSB) is an undergraduate and graduate business school at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. , approximately 7,500 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are ...

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs The O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs is one of the undergraduate and graduate schools of Indiana University, and is the largest public policy and environmental studies school of its kind in the United States. Founded in 1972, as ...

** Robert H. McKinney School of Law **

Indiana University School of Dentistry The Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) is the dental school of Indiana University. It is located on the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis campus in downtown Indianapolis. It is the only dental school in Indiana. ...

Indiana University School of Education The Indiana University School of Education (abbreviated as IU School of Education) is a constituent school of Indiana University Bloomington and one of the top-ranked schools of education in the United States. It offers a range of degrees in pro ...

Indiana University School of Medicine The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major multi-campus medical school in the state of Indiana. There are nine campuses throughout the state; the principal research and medical center is located on the Indiana University–Purdu ...

** Indiana University School of Liberal Arts *

Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is a Private university, private evangelical Christian university headquartered in Marion, Indiana, and affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. It is the largest private university in Indiana. The university system ...

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Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Ivy Tech Community College (Ivy Tech) is a public community college system in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the state's public community college system and it has more than 40 locations. It is also the state's largest public postsecondary ins ...

* Marian University **

Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary is a Roman Catholic college seminary located in Indianapolis, Indiana, within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The seminary takes its name from Bishop Simon Bruté, first bishop of the Diocese of Vinncenn ...

Martin University Martin University (originally Martin Center College) is a private college in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded by Fr Boniface Hardin, OSB and Jane Edward Schilling, CSJ in 1977 to serve low-income, minority, and adult learners. It is the onl ...

Oakland City University Oakland City University (OCU) is a private university affiliated with the General Baptist Church and located in Oakland City, Indiana. It is the only General Baptist Church-affiliated college or university in the United States. Founded in 1885 ...

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Trine University Trine University is a private university in Angola, Indiana. It was founded in 1884 and offers degrees in the arts and sciences, business, education, and engineering. Trine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Tr ...

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University of Indianapolis The University of Indianapolis (UIndy) is a private United Methodist Church-affiliated university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. It was founded in 1902 as Indiana Central University and ...

Vincennes University Vincennes University (VU) is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. VU was chartered in 1806 as the Indiana Territo ...

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Headquartered in Indianapolis, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the preeminent collegiate athletic governing body in the U.S. and Canada, regulating athletes of 1,281 institutions; conferences; organizations; and individuals. The NCAA also organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities and helps more than 450,000 college student-athletes who compete annually in college sports.

Events

The Indianapolis metropolitan area hosts several notable sporting events annually, including the

Brickyard 400 The Brickyard 400 was an annual NASCAR Cup Series points race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The inaugural race was held in 1994 and was the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Moto ...

Grand Prix of Indianapolis The IndyCar Series hosts two races a year on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The first, the GMR Grand Prix is held in early May with an inaugural running in 2014. The second race, the Gallagher ...

NHRA U.S. Nationals The U.S. Nationals (commonly The Big Go) is an NHRA-sanctioned drag racing event, generally considered to be the most prestigious drag racing event in the world due to its history, size, and purse, held annually at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ...

NFL Scouting Combine The NFL Scouting Combine is a week-long showcase occurring every February at Lucas Oil Stadium (and formerly at the RCA Dome until 2008) in Indianapolis, where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Footb ...

Big Ten Football Championship Game The Big Ten Football Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big Ten Conference each year to determine the conference's season champion. The game, held after the regular season has been completed, matches the division champions f ...

, the largest half marathon in the U.S., and the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the

Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianap ...

. The cars competing in the latter race are known as ''IndyCars'' as a reference to the event. Indianapolis has also been a frequent host of the

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...

Men's and

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basketball tournaments. Other major sporting events hosted include Pan American Games X in 1987,

Super Bowl XLVI Super Bowl XLVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

in 2012, and the

2013 International Champions Cup The 2013 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was an exhibition association football tournament played in the United States and Spain. It began on Saturday, July 27 and culminated on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. This tournament replaced the World ...

between

Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. Th ...

and

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter i ...

. High school sports are highly competitive in Greater Indianapolis. In 2013,

MaxPreps MaxPreps is an American website that specializes in coverage of American high school sports. The site is owned by Paramount Global and is a division of CBS Sports. Founded on August 1, 2002, the company has covered up to 29 sports, including b ...

ranked Indianapolis No. 3 in its Top 10 Metro Areas for High School Football.

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* Tim Bogar *

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* James Brewer *

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* Ed Carpenter *

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* Katie Douglas *

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* Nick Hardwick *

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* George Hill *

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* Brandon Miller *

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* Jeff Teague *

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* David Wolf *

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