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Lapel is a town in Stony Creek and Green townships, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,325 at the 2020 census, up from 2,068 in 2010.

Lapel town overview:
Name:	Lapel town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Madison County
Elevation:	860 ft (262 m)
Total Area:	10.37 sq mi (26.85 km²)
Land Area:	10.37 sq mi (26.85 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,325
Population Density:	224.23/sq mi (86.58/km²)
ZIP code:	46051
Area code:	765
FIPS code:	1842228
GNISfeature ID:	0437628
Website:	www.lapelindiana.org

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History

Lapel was platted in 1876 by David Conrad and Samuel Busby when the railroad was extended to that point. The name “Lapel” was chosen because the railroad caused the town to be in the shape of a man’s coat lapel.

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Geography

Lapel is located in southwestern Madison County at 40°4′5″N 85°50′51″W / 40.06806°N 85.84750°W / 40.06806; -85.84750 (40.068006, -85.847478). It is bordered to the south by the town of Ingalls, to the southeast by the town of Pendleton, and to the north by unincorporated Fishersburg.

Indiana State Road 13 passes through the center of Lapel as Pendleton Avenue, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Fortville and north 15 miles (24 km) to Elwood. State Road 32 runs along the northern border of the town, leading east-northeast 9 miles (14 km) to Anderson, the county seat, and west-southwest the same distance to Noblesville. State Road 132 leads southeast from Lapel 7 miles (11 km) to the center of Pendleton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lapel has a total area of 10.37 square miles (26.9 km), all land. Stony Creek passes just north of the town limits, leading southwest to the White River in Noblesville, while Mud Creek rises as several small headwaters in the undeveloped southern part of the town, flowing southwest to Fall Creek in Lawrence.