Indianapolis, Indiana

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The city of Indianapolis is located in Marion County. It is the county seat and the capital of Indiana.

Indianapolis is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Both Iowa and Oklahoma have communities that are also named Indianapolis.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Indianapolis had a population of 781,870 people^<2> (or 90.81% of the total population of Marion County). The population of Indianapolis represented 12.86% of the total of Indiana, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Indianapolis had a population of 798,382 people. This is an increase of 2.11% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Indianapolis.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brownsburg	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	19,994	37.7% increase
	Carmel	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	66,769	76.95% increase
	Fishers	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	69,011	82.4% increase
	Greenfield	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	18,787	28.68% increase
	Greenwood	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	47,720	32.42% increase
	Lawrence	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	43,247	11.13% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Indianapolis.

Websites for Indianapolis

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The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Indianapolis. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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