List of Indianapolis neighborhoods facts for kids

A map of Indianapolis–Marion County neighborhood areas labeled

Welcome to Indianapolis! This page will help you explore the many different neighborhoods, districts, and smaller areas that make up this big city in Indiana.

Indianapolis is divided into nine main areas called townships. For easier understanding, the city also uses 99 smaller "neighborhood areas." Many of these areas have even tinier, unique neighborhoods and communities inside them. In fact, there are about 500 different neighborhood groups officially recognized by the city!

Indianapolis grew a lot in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Back then, people often lived close to streetcar lines, which helped create many busy neighborhoods, especially in the city's center. Later, when more people owned cars, the city spread out even more. In 1970, Indianapolis and Marion County joined their governments. This made Indianapolis much larger, growing from about 82 square miles to over 360 square miles almost overnight! Because of this, Indianapolis has all kinds of areas, from busy city neighborhoods to quiet suburban homes and even small country villages.

How Indianapolis Grew: A Look Back

City Growth and New Areas

1820 to 1870

1871 to 1900

1901 to 1915

1916 to 1930

Maps showing how Indianapolis grew from 1820 to 1930

Indianapolis was founded in 1821. For a long time, it grew slowly, adding only a few new areas. But in 1891, the city changed its rules to make it easier to annex (officially add) nearby towns. After some legal discussions, the state government agreed with the city in 1895.

Because of this, in 1897, Indianapolis added five nearby suburbs. These included Brightwood, Haughville, and West Indianapolis. Between 1890 and 1900, the city's size more than doubled!

In the early 1900s, streetcars and interurban trains became popular. This meant people could live further from the city center and still get to work. New neighborhoods, called "streetcar suburbs," popped up around the city's edges. Some of these, like Irvington and University Heights, were later added to Indianapolis. Broad Ripple, a town that had already grown by absorbing Wellington, also became part of Indianapolis in 1922. By the 1950s, Indianapolis was actively adding new areas and residents. Woodruff Place was annexed in 1962.

Unigov: Joining City and County

On January 1, 1970, a big change happened. The governments of Indianapolis and Marion County officially joined together. This project was called "Unigov." As a result, 16 towns became "included towns" within the larger city-county area.

These "included towns" still have some local control. However, they are legally part of Indianapolis and follow its laws. As of 2021, eleven towns are still "included towns." Five others, like Castleton and Ravenswood, have fully merged with Indianapolis. Even though they merged, people still use their old names for some of Indianapolis' official neighborhood areas.

Unigov also brought many smaller, unincorporated communities into Indianapolis. These were often old villages or railroad stops from the 1800s. Places like Valley Mills, West Newton, Acton, and Wanamaker became part of the city. Many of these places still look like small country villages today. Their old names are still used for some of the city's neighborhood areas.

Indianapolis Neighborhood Areas

Indianapolis has 99 official "neighborhood areas." These areas help the city organize and understand its many communities. Below is a list of these areas, along with some of the smaller subdivisions and districts found within them. You can also see their population from 2020 and a small map showing where they are located.

City-designated "neighborhood areas"	Subdivisions and districts covered	Population (2020)	Population rank	Locator map
Acton	Harmony	3,714	78th
Airport		123	98th
Allisonville	Arrowhead Estates · Beaumont on the Green · Eastwood · High Gate · Ivy Hills · Roland Park · Steinmeier Estates · Steinmeier Village · Sycamore Springs · Tanglewood	10,207	38th
Ameriplex	Stone Ridge · Valley Brook	4,037	75th
Arlington Woods		8,291	45th
Augusta / New Augusta	Augusta Green · Branch Creek at Pike · Brentwood Springs · Bretton Wood · Cooper Pointe · Crooked Creek Villages · Faith Knoll · Lloyd Meadows · New Augusta Woods · Northpointe Village	18,813	14th
Beech Grove	Carrington · Carrington Woods · Park Meadow · South Grove Woods	14,646	23rd
Brendonwood	Brendon Park · Brendonridge · Brendonshire · Windridge	3,264	83rd
Broad Ripple	Dawnbury–Keystone · Warfleigh	7,461	50th
Butler–Tarkington / Rocky Ripple		10,899	35th
Camby	Groves at Camby Village · Harvard Green at Camby Village · Heartland Crossing	7,308	51st
Canterbury–Chatard		4,145	74th
Castleton	Autumn Woods · Avery Pointe · Bayside Woods · Berkley Place · Castlebridge · Castle Creek · Castle Knoll Farms · Castlewood Estates · Charter Pointe · Hearth Stone · Lakeshore · The Masters · The Preserve on Allisonville · Riverbend · Scandia · Spinnaker Cove · Steeplechase · Woodbridge of Castleton · Woodbrook · Woods Edge	11,198	33rd
Chapel Hill–Ben Davis	Arbor Woods · Avon Creek Estates · Berkshire Lakes · Berkshire Woods · Bridgeport · Bridgeport Commons · Cameron Meadows · Chapel Bend · Chapel Glen · Country Meadows · Countryside · Farley · Heatherwood Estates · Lake of the Pines · Mariwood · New Heritage · Parc Estates · Parc Estates North · Salem Creek Meadows · Sungate · Sunset Lake · West Glen Village · West Wayne Woods · Westwood	34,670	2nd
Christian Park	Twin Aire	9,179	42nd
Clearwater	Harbour Club · Somerset Bay · Sylvan Ridge · Sylvan Ridge Lakes	3,413	81st
Clermont		2,330	87th
College Park	College Park Estates · Waterbury	3,559	79th
Crooked Creek	Harcourt Springs	13,226	25th
Crown Hill	Highland Vicinity	4,506	72nd
Crows Nest	North Crows Nest	339	97th
Cumberland		2,453	86th
Delaware Trails	Brackenwood · Countrybrook North · Foxhill Acres Estates · Fox Hill Estates · Lions Head	7,514	49th
Devington	Devon Hills	11,925	30th
Devon	Devon Hills · Devon Ridge · Devon Woods · Ladywood Estates	1,951	91st
Devonshire	Avalon Estates · Avalon Hills · Kessler Commons · Lake Kesslerwood · Spruce Knoll · Wynterway Estates	6,256	60th
Downtown	16 Tech Innovation District · Babe Denny · Canal and White River State Park · Chatham–Arch · Cole–Noble · Flanner House Homes · Fletcher Place · Indiana Avenue · Lockefield Gardens · Lockerbie Square · Market East · Mass Ave · Ransom Place · Renaissance Place · St. Joseph · Wholesale District	22,412	10th
Eagle Creek	Aspen Ridge · Bayhead Village · Bay Landing · Bay Point · Center Point · Chesapeake Landing · Cobble Stone · Coppermill at the Park · Deer Cross · Eagle Bay · Eagle Chase · Eagle Creek Woods · Eagle Pointe · Eagles Crossing · Eagles Landing · Eagles Watch · Eagles Way · Fox Orchard · Heather Ridge · Hickory Square · Idlewood · Malibu Mills · Oaks of Eagle Creek · The Park at Eagle Creek · The Preserve at Eagle Creek · Reflections · Spinnaker · Summerfield · Timberview at Eagle Creek · The Trees · Trophy Club · Twin Oaks · Waterwood at Eagle Creek · Westbay · Wind Drift	17,355	16th
Eagledale	Highwoods · Rolling Meadows · Venerable Flackville · Westview	23,365	8th
Eastgate	English Crossing · Shiloh Estates · Sycamore Heights · Warren Park	6,235	61st
East Warren	Autumn Glen · Bradford Trace · Braeburn Village · BrookWood · Hartman Village · Heather Hills · Maple Creek · Park Valley Estates · RossWood · Tealpoint · Valley Creek · Warren Lakes · Washington Place · Wellington Park	23,854	7th
Eastside	Community Heights · Warren Park · Windsor Village	11,496	32nd
Edgewood	Drakeshire · Longacre · Mary Knoll	9,553	39th
Faigrounds	Keystone–Monon	4,615	71st
Far Eastside	Briarbrook Village · Franklin Heights · Homewood Park · Northeastwood · Pine Crest · West Eastwood	40,647	1st
Five Points	Adler Grove · Hanover · Wildwood Farms at Becker Estates · Wildwood Farms at Moeller Estates	6,610	57th
Forest Manor		3,497	80th
Fountain Square	Irish Hill · Laurel and Prospect District · North Square · Prospect Falls · State and Prospect District · Virginia Avenue District	5,989	63rd
Gallaudet	Amber Ridge · Ashland Pointe · Buck Creek Woods · Burton Crossing · Carriage Courts · Edgewood Trace · Glen Ridge · The Pointe Dimond Ridge · The Point Emerald Ridge · Southport Green · Spring Oaks · Stone Pointe · Thompson Park · Village of New Bethel · Waters Edge · Wildcat Park · Wildcat Run · Woodland Trace	13,031	26th
Garden City	Lynhurst Gardens · Mickleyville · Speedway Woods	16,595	17th
Garfield Park	Germania Creek · South Village	5,213	69th
Geist	Admirals Bay · Admirals Pointe · Admirals Sound · Beam Reach · Feather Bay · Feather Cove I, II, III · The Hamptons at Geist · Harbour Pines · Harbour Pines North · Lighthouse Cove · Masthead of Geist Harbours · The Moorings · The Preserve at Fall Creek · ShoreWalk · Vineyards of Fall Creek · Windsong	9,083	43rd
Glendale	Chatham Pointe · Terra Vista · Westmore Heights	3,979	76th
Glenns Valley	Arbors on Bluff · Aspen Lakes · Dakota Ridge · Emerald Highlands at Killarney Hill · Hunter's Run · Killarney Hill at Murphy's Landing · Maple Grove · Monteo Village · Murphy's Landing · Perry Commons · Ridge Hills Trails · Shannon Lakes at Murphy's Landing · Sonesta · Southwinds at Murphy's Landing · Southwinds Circle · Southwinds Villas · Valley Ridge Farms · Valley View Farms	9,540	40th
Hill Valley	Buffalo Creek · Classic View · Hill Valley Estates · The Magnolia	7,205	52nd
Homecroft	Perry Manor · Perry Woods Estates	5,555	67th
I-65 / South Emerson	Arlington Meadows · Bradford Place · Buck Creek Meadows · Coventry Park · Epler Trace · Farhill Downs · Farhill Woods · Franklin Lake in the Woods · Garden Park South · Gray Arbor · Gray Fox Commons · Greystone · Highgate Estates · Maple Glen · Moss Creek · Perry Pines · Quail Creek · Southport Trace · Stone Mill · White Oak Farms · White Oak Woods · Woodlands & Meadows	14,692	21st
I-69 / Fall Creek	Avalon Hill East · Beechler Estates · Bolander Woods · Cardinal Cove · Castillia · Castlebrook · Castle Cove · Castle Ridge · Castleton Estates ·Castleton Farms · Copperfield · Creek Ridge · De Ville Place · Eagle Nest · Front Gate · Geist Landing · Glastonbury Court · Harbour Pines · Harrison Run · Heritage Park · Hunters Ridge · Knollwood · Knollwood Creek · Lake Castleton · Lantern Hills · Pinegrove · Pine Ridge Estates · Pinesprings · The Pines of Fall Creek · The Preserve at Fall Creek · The Sanctuary · Sargent Creek · Sargent Manor · Sargent Woods · Scarborough Village · Shadeland Station · Shadow Ridge · Summerwood · Village Manor · The Villages (Cape Cod Village · Champions Village · Fountain Village · Village Gate · Village Woods) · Yorkshire	18,233	15th
International Marketplace	Moller Village	720	95th
Irvington	Emerson Avenue Addition · Irvington Terrace · Pleasanton in Irvington · Warren Park	11,038	34th
Key Meadows	Country Club Pines · Country Club Place · Country Village · Eagle Valley · The Islands · Liberty Oak · Mallard Green · Parc Estates North · Robey · Robey Glen · Sunningdale Commons · Tansel Creek · Tansel Crossing · Tansel Grove · Tansel Park · The Villages at Drake Landing · The Waterfront · Windham Lake	10,276	37th
Keystone at the Crossing	Crystal Lake · Lakes at the Crossing · River Crossing · River Ridge	2,661	85th
Lawrence	Benjamin Square · Briar Creek · Briar Run · Eagles at Winding Ridge · Greenbriar (mobile home community) · Harrison Park · North Lawrence Park · Northstone at Winding Ridge · Parkwood · Quail Creek · Spring Run at Winding Ridge · Spring Valley · Traditions · Winding Ridge · Wynfield	26,478	6th
Lawrence–Fort Ben–Oaklandon	Admirals Cove · Admirals Landing · Bay Ridge · Bradford Creek · Bradford Pointe · Carroll Crossing · Chesapeake · Cobblestone · Crossing South of Geist Harbours · Crystal Pointe · Eagle Pines · Echo Pointe · Fort Benjamin Harrison · Fountain Springs · Foxpointe · Geist Valley Estates · Glen Cove · Harrison Ridge · Hidden Oak · The Highlands at Geist · Indian Lake · Indian Pointe · Kensington Commons · Kensington Farms · Laurel Oaks · Lawrence Woods · Maple Bluffs · Maplewood · The North Woods at Geist · Oakland Hills · Oakland Woods · Oaklandon Meadows · Parkside Crossing · Pebblebrooke at Geist · Persimmon Creek · Persimmon Ridge · Ridge Creek Pines · River Oaks · Rosehaven · Seven Oaks · Sparrowood · Standish Estates at Fort Harrison · Sunnybrooke · Sunset Cove · Timber Ridge · Trilobi Hills · Watson Farms · Winona Place · Woods at Indian Lake	23,068	9th
Linden Wood	Carriage Estates · Cheyne Walk · Creekbend · Deerfield Village · Foothill Farms · Forrest Commons · Fox Ridge · Huddleston Estates · Meridian Woods Manor · Meridian Woods Park · Orchard Village · Parke Place · Southern Oaks · The Villages of Cobblestone (Berkley · Cambridge · Dartmouth · Oxford · Stanford)	11,786	31st
Mapleton–Fall Creek	Central Court · Historic Meridian Park · Watson Park	6,829	54th
Marian–Cold Springs	Cold Spring Estates · Kessler Wides at 30th Street	3,242	84th
Mars Hill	High Manor · Mann Village · Maywood Manor · Seerley Creek	15,364	19th
Martindale–Brightwood		12,578	27th
Maywood		392	96th
Meadows	Devon Woods	6,561	58th
Meridian Hills / Williams Creek	Arden · Beechwood Farm · Windcombe	5,007	70th
Meridian–Kessler	Forest Hills · Oliver Johnson's Woods · Washington Park	13,386	24th
Millersville	Allison Commons · Brockton · Creekview Estates · Fall Creek Manor · Lake Maxinhall Estates · North Kessler Manor · Rolling Ridge · Wides Addition	7,604	48th
Near Eastside	Bosart Brown · Brookside · Cottage Home · Emerson Heights · Englewood · Fletcher–Lippencott · Forest Manor Park · Grace Tuxedo Park · Holy Cross · Hollywood Place · Little Flower · Otterbein · Rivoli Park · Robson–Voorhees · Rural–Sherman · St. Clair Place · Spades Park · Springdale · Westminster/St. Philip Neri · Willard Park · Woodruff Place	30,356	3rd
Near Northwest – Riverside	Golden Hill	7,856	47th
Near Northside	Fall Creek Place · Herron–Morton Place · Kennedy–King · Meridian Highland · Monon Yard · Old Northside · Reagan Park	10,779	36th
Near Southeast	Barrington · Bean Creek · Beech Crest · Norwood · Red Maple Grove	15,871	18th
Near Southside	Bates–Hendricks · Old Southside	6,102	62nd
Near Westside	58/Bahr at Central State · Bolton Square at Central State · Fairfax · Haughville · Hawthorne · Stringtown · Westside	19,054	11th
New Bethel	Fox Hollow · Hunters Crossing · Indigo Run · Sagebrook · Wolf Run	3,948	77th
Nora / Far Northside	Belle Meade · Cedar Knolls · College Commons · Driftwood Hills · Sherwood Forest · Willowood	8,314	44th
North Central	Muir Woods · Mystic Bay · Oxbow · Shore Acres · Solana at the Crossing	3,311	82nd
North Perry	Frog Holler · Marquis Manor · Meridian Gardens	6,809	55th
Northwest High School	Eagles Knoll · Falcons Nest · Gateway West · Hidden Bay · Lakeside Manor · The Willows · Woodland Place	18,915	12th
Park 100		94	99th
Park Fletcher		788	94th
Poplar Grove	Arlington Commons · Ashland · Big Run · Chessington Grove · Churchman Estates · Churchman Manor · Copper Grove · Crystal Lake · Franklin Crossing · Hickory Knoll · Newberry Glen · Spring Lake	5,898	65th
Ravenswood	Dawnbury–Keystone	1,799	92nd
Raymond Park	Brookfield Place · Greythorne · Mayfair at Raymond Park · Raymond Park Village · Willow Lakes · The Woods at Liberty Park	5,268	68th
Snacks / Guion Creek	Augusta Meadows · Bradford Meadows · Brookstone · Cheswick Place · Countrybrook · Country Farms · Deer Creek Estates · Eagle Creek North · Eagle Trace Village · Falcon Lakes · Fieldstone · Georgetown Crossing · Guion Lakes · Guion Pointe Kessler Greene · Liberty Creek North and South · Morningside · Northern Estates · Oakforge · The Pines · Robertson Village · Saddlebrook · Shadow Pointe · Spring Creek · Stratford Glen · Twin Creek · Wood Creek	29,592	4th
South Franklin	Abbey Road · Abbington · Bel Moore · Bentley Commons · Bentley Estates · Bentley Farms · Birchwood Park · Brookston · Crossroads at Southport · Edenwilde · Feather Run · Feather Trace · Flat Branch Estates · Franklin Meadows · Franklin Parke Estates · Ironstone · Keeneland Crest · Lakeland Trails · McGregor Highlands · Meadowbend · Misty Woods · Pine Lake · Princeton Lakes · Red Fox Woods · Smithfield · Southern Lakes · Southern Ridge · Southern Springs · Southern Trails · Stone Briar · Stone Bridge · Stone Creek · Sycamore Run · Timberfield · Timberlakes · Westbrooke	18,915	12th
South Perry	Averly Park · Grand View Acres and Southgate Farms · Gray Farm Estates · Greenbrooke · Harvard Square · LaScala Villas · The Maples · McFarland Farms · Pleasant Lake Estates · Richmond Hill · Sherman Commons · Sherman Oaks · Southridge Square · Southwood · The Springs · Sterling Ridge · Summer Walk · Whitaker Valley · Whitaker Valley Estates · Winchester Village	26,675	5th
Southdale	Bluff Manor · Crosscreek · Meridian Place · Orchard Park · Orchard View Estates · Rosebrock Estates	5,570	66th
Southeast	Addison Meadows · Foxfire · Franklin Gardens · Wallace Crossing · Woodland Trails	6,540	59th
Southeast Warren	Bade Woods · Cedar Springs · Creekside Meadows · Creekside Woods · Creekwood Hills · Forest Creek · Grassy Creek · Grassy Village · Hamptons · Hidden Lake Estates · Irongate · Lakes at Grassy Creek · Muesing Farms · Paddock · Stable Chase · Treyburn Green · Washington Trail · Whispering Pines · The Woods at Grassy Creek · Woodsong	9,206	41st
Southern Dunes	Arrowhead at Southern Dunes · Bayberry Village · Buck Creek Village · Cedar Park · Cheyenne Lakes at Southern Dunes · Chippewa Lakes at Southern Dunes · Governors Pointe · Hudson Bay at Southern Dunes · Huron Lakes at Southern Dunes · Pawnee Ridge at Southern Dunes · The Villas at Lake Lakota · Whispering Falls · Wichita Falls at Southern Dunes	7,974	46th
Southport	Justus Southern Manor Estates	2,123	89th
Speedway		15,136	20th
St. Vincent / Greenbriar	Alverna · Bridgefield · Eden Woods · Golden Oaks · Homestead Lakes · Mayfield · Northbrook · North Willow Farms · Pickwick Commons · Pickwick Drive · Pickwick Farms · Somerset Hills · Tamarack · Williamshire · Williston Green	14,674	22nd
Stout Field	Drexel Gardens	5,930	64th
Sunshine Gardens	Bluff View Meadow	1,393	93rd
Traders Point	Chestnut Hills · Eagle Creek Manor · Hunters Green · Huntington · Normandy Farms · Pike Wood · Woods at Traders Point	6,661	56th
University Heights	Carson Heights · Rosedale Hills	12,452	29th
Valley Mills	Cardinal Village · Copeland Mills Estates · Decatur Commons · Decatur Ridge · Emerald Village · River Run · Timberleaf · Wedgewood	12,460	28th
Wanamaker	Marlin Meadows	2,210	88th
West Indianapolis	The Valley	7,056	53rd
West Newton	Crossfield · Oak Trace	2,030	90th
Wynnedale / Spring Hill		4,273	73rd
Marion County	—	977,203	Total

See also

• Indianapolis Cultural Districts
• Unigov