Indianapolis metropolitan area

Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN MSA
From top, left to right: Indianapolis skyline from White River, Indianapolis 500, The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, downtown Anderson, downtown Noblesville
Map of Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN CSA   Indianapolis (balance)   Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA   Muncie MSA   Columbus MSA   Kokomo MSA   New Castle μSA   Seymour μSA   Crawfordsville μSA   Greencastle μSA   Peru μSA   Greensburg μSA
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Principal cities[1]	Indianapolis (balance) Carmel Greenwood Anderson
Area
• Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,614.6 km2 (6,028.83 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Urban	1,699,881 (32nd)
• Urban density	908.4/km2 (2,352.6/sq mi)
• MSA	2,111,040 (33rd)
• CSA	2,492,514 (28th)
GDP [3]
• MSA	$184.4 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	460xx, 461xx, 462xx, 466xx, 469xx
Area codes	317, 463, 765, 812, 930

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is an 11-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its principal cities are Indianapolis, Carmel, Greenwood, and Anderson.^[1] Other primary cities with populations of more than 50,000 include Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield. Located in Central Indiana, it is the largest metropolitan area entirely within Indiana and the seventh largest in the American Midwest.

There are two official metropolitan boundaries for the Indianapolis metro area: the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The two regions are identical except for the addition of three metropolitan areas (Columbus, Kokomo, and Muncie) and six micropolitan statistical areas (Crawfordsville, Greencastle, Greensburg, Seymour, New Castle, and Peru) to the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie CSA that are not included in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA. The population of the MSA was 2,111,040 and the population of the CSA was 2,457,286 as of the 2020 Census.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is a major center for agribusiness, distribution and logistics, life sciences, manufacturing, and motorsports. In 2021, the gross domestic product of the Indianapolis metropolitan area was (USD) $162.1 billion, among the 30 largest metropolitan economies in the U.S.^[4] In 2023, the Indianapolis metropolitan area was home to three Fortune 500 companies and six Fortune 1000 companies. The metropolitan area is home to several higher education institutions, including Anderson University, Butler University, Franklin College, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Marian University, and the University of Indianapolis, among others. Ivy Tech Community College has several campuses throughout the region.