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Portage ZIP codes, Michigan

Portage, MI has 3 ZIP codes (49024, 49002 and 49081) and area code 269. The largest is 49024.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
49,259
Area code
269

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Portage itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kalamazoo (3.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Portage uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Portage in numbers

About 49,259 people live in Portage, in 20,844 households, the 25th-largest of Michigan's 745 census places. The median household income is $83,212 a year, 14% above the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,300 (13% above the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $1,133 a month. The median age is 38.5; 47.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population49,259Portage49,259
Households20,844Portage20,844
Median age38.5Portage38.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$83,212Portage$83,212Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$262,300Portage$262,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,133Portage$1,133Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.9%Portage47.9%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.7 minPortage19.7 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,529 / sq miPortage1,529 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Portage

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Portage
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49024 Portage , MI Standard 30,823 $91,105 $267,400
49002 Portage , MI Standard 19,737 $73,647 $246,400
49081 Portage , MI No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Portage

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

ZIP codes overlapping Portage
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49087 Schoolcraft , MI Standard 6,305 $106,250 $305,900

Map of Portage ZIP codes

490244900249081

The ZIP codes of Portage, 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 Portage

The nearest larger towns are Kalamazoo (73,076 people, 5.4 mi), Battle Creek (52,374 people, 20 mi) and Elkhart, IN (53,733 people, 40 mi).

Towns near Portage
TownPopulationDistance
Kalamazoo 73,076 5.4 mi
Vicksburg 3,934 5.8 mi
Westwood 8,867 7.6 mi
Eastwood 6,669 7.7 mi
Comstock Northwest 5,391 9.4 mi
Mattawan 2,692 10.5 mi
Paw Paw 3,289 15.4 mi
Plainwell 3,763 17.3 mi
Three Rivers 7,943 17.5 mi
Otsego 4,074 18.8 mi
Battle Creek 52,374 19.8 mi
Springfield 5,269 20.2 mi
Level Park-Oak Park 3,488 20.4 mi
Allegan 5,172 26.3 mi

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

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