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Shields ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for Shields, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 48609. Its area code is 989.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
7,402
Area code
989

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shields 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.

Shields in numbers

About 7,402 people live in Shields, in 3,173 households. The median household income is $82,125 a year, 13% above the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,500 (25% below the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $941 a month. The median age is 48.0; 30.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population7,402Shields7,402
Households3,173Shields3,173
Median age48.0Shields48.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,125Shields$82,125Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$174,500Shields$174,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$941Shields$941Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%Shields30.8%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.8 minShields22.8 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density940 / sq miShields940 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Shields

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

ZIP codes overlapping Shields
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
48609 Saginaw , MI Standard 11,966 $78,218 $170,800

Map of Shields ZIP codes

48609

The ZIP codes of Shields, 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 Shields

The nearest larger towns are Saginaw (43,536 people, 6.2 mi), Freeland (7,557 people, 6.8 mi) and Bay City (32,320 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Shields
TownPopulationDistance
Saginaw 43,536 6.2 mi
Freeland 7,557 6.8 mi
Buena Vista 5,798 8.7 mi
Bridgeport 6,884 10.3 mi
Bay City 32,320 14.8 mi
Midland 42,724 16.0 mi
Essexville 3,327 17.5 mi
Frankenmuth 5,157 17.9 mi
Vassar 2,707 25.2 mi
St. Louis 7,367 27.0 mi
Flushing 8,284 27.5 mi
Ithaca 2,817 27.7 mi
Mount Morris 3,117 28.3 mi
Alma 9,396 29.3 mi

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

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