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Buena Vista ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for Buena Vista, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 48601. Its area code is 989.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
5,798
Area code
989

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Buena Vista itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Saginaw (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Buena Vista in numbers

About 5,798 people live in Buena Vista, in 2,297 households. The median household income is $41,999 a year, 42% below the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,000 (73% below the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $906 a month. The median age is 40.2; 11.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population5,798Buena Vista5,798
Households2,297Buena Vista2,297
Median age40.2Buena Vista40.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$41,999Buena Vista$41,999Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$62,000Buena Vista$62,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$906Buena Vista$906Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%Buena Vista11.1%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.2 minBuena Vista20.2 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,451 / sq miBuena Vista1,451 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Buena Vista CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Buena Vista

These ZIP codes cover part of Buena Vista but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Buena Vista
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
48601 Saginaw , MI Standard 31,601 $38,900 $62,800

Map of Buena Vista ZIP codes

48601

The ZIP codes of Buena Vista, MI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Buena Vista

The nearest larger towns are Saginaw (43,536 people, 2.5 mi), Bridgeport (6,884 people, 3.4 mi) and Shields (7,402 people, 8.7 mi).

Towns near Buena Vista
TownPopulationDistance
Saginaw 43,536 2.5 mi
Bridgeport 6,884 3.4 mi
Shields 7,402 8.7 mi
Frankenmuth 5,157 10.0 mi
Bay City 32,320 11.9 mi
Freeland 7,557 12.8 mi
Essexville 3,327 13.8 mi
Vassar 2,707 16.5 mi
Midland 42,724 21.9 mi
Mount Morris 3,117 23.1 mi
Beecher 8,412 24.7 mi
Flushing 8,284 24.7 mi
Caro 4,290 25.5 mi
Flint 80,175 29.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Saginaw County · Michigan ZIP codes

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