City guide · Facts checked October 24, 2026
Gold IRA Companies in Center, IN
Center is the #2 city in Indiana by population (561,183 residents across 221,753 households; median household income $45,976). Federal gold IRA rules are identical here to anywhere else in the US — what changes at the state line is the money around the metal: no sales tax on bullion at purchase, and ordinary income rates when you take distributions.
The thresholds, sources and storage picture behind those two lines live in the gold IRA guide for Indiana. Below: the city snapshot our desk compiles for Center, the rated companies that serve it, and where its metals would physically sit.
Center snapshot
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 561,183 |
| Households | 221,753 |
| Median household income | $45,976 |
| County | Benton County/Boone County/Clinton County/Dearborn County/Delaware County/Gibson County/Grant County/Greene County/Hancock County/Hendricks County/Howard County/Jennings County/Lake County/LaPorte County/Marion County/Marshall County/Martin County/Porter County/Posey County/Ripley County/Rush County/Starke County/Union County/Vanderburgh County/Wayne County |
| ZIP codes served | 129 |
| Land area | 917.2 sq mi |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates (via our cities dataset) · checked October 24, 2026
Where Center IRA metals would sit
Metals in your IRA can't sit in a Center safe-deposit box or home safe — an IRS-approved depository arranged by the custodian holds them, and the vault your custodian uses decides fees and logistics. To make the geography concrete, we measure the straight-line distance from Center to the two reference vaults we track nationally:
| Facility | Distance |
|---|---|
| Delaware Depository (Wilmington, DE) | ≈ 620 mi |
| Texas Bullion Depository (Leander, TX) | ≈ 910 mi |
Method: great-circle distance from city coordinates, rounded to 10 miles — an indicator of logistics, not a quote. Indiana's full storage picture: state guide.
| Company | Overall | Fees | Feedback | Min. investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gold Investments | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Varies — see review |
| GoldStar Trust | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | N/A (custodian) |
| Augusta Precious Metals | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | $50,000 for cash or IRA purchases |
| Advantage Gold | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Birch Gold Group | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | $5,000 recommended minimum |
| Goldco | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $25,000 generally required for gold IRA… |
| American Hartford Gold | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Lear Capital | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000 for a Gold IRA |
| Preserve Gold | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | $10,000–$25,000 |
| Regal Assets | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | $5,000 |
Center gold IRA questions
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