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49001

ZIP 49001 is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time. Kalamazoo has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo
Population
20,946
Coordinates
42.2645, -85.5615
☼ Live from 49001 — Kalamazoo, MI

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Where 49001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49001
  • 🔢 Type 49001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,001 = 19 × 2579. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48980 (Lansing, MI, 61 mi away) and 49002 (Portage, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49001 becomes 10094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00914, 01094, 01904, 01940, 04019, 04091, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09041 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,417 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯698 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49001 and you would come out at 42.26°S, 94.44°E — 1,258 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 49001 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,946This ZIP20,946
Households8,708This ZIP8,708
Housing units9,752This ZIP9,752
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,432This ZIP$56,432Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$157,300This ZIP$157,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,152This ZIP$1,152Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density2,730.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,730.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments610This ZIP610
Employees17,658This ZIP17,658
Annual payroll$1,488,663,000This ZIP$1,488,663,000
Tax returns filed9,750This ZIP9,750
Total adjusted gross income$471,981,000This ZIP$471,981,000

Land area

Land area7.67 sq miThis ZIP7.67 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 49001

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49001

ZIPCityDistance
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 2.1 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 2.1 mi
49005 Kalamazoo, MI 2.3 mi
49008 Kalamazoo, MI 2.6 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 2.9 mi
49007 Kalamazoo, MI 3.0 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 3.6 mi
49074 Nazareth, MI 4.0 mi
49006 Kalamazoo, MI 4.1 mi
49002 Portage, MI 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49001?

49001 is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2645, -85.5615.

What county is 49001 in?

49001 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49001?

Kalamazoo uses area code 269, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49001 in?

49001 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49001?

About 20,946 people live in ZIP code 49001, in 8,708 households, at 2,730.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 49001?

$56,432 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49001?

The closest are 49003 (2.1 mi), 49019 (2.1 mi), 49005 (2.3 mi), 49008 (2.6 mi) and 49041 (2.9 mi).

Is 49001 a PO Box ZIP code?

49001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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