Center is a suburb of Kokomo and is a part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties.

The Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Indiana, anchored by the city of Lafayette.

It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined Statistical Area.

Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area comprising three counties (Monroe, Greene, and Owen) in south-central Indiana.

It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Madison County portion, which includes most of the city, is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Tipton County is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.