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49002

ZIP 49002 is in Portage, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time. Portage has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 49024 and 49081.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo
Population
19,737
Coordinates
42.1972, -85.5555
☼ Live from 49002 — Portage, MI

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Where 49002 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49002
  • 🔢 Type 49002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,002 = 2 × 3 × 8167. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49001 (Kalamazoo, MI, 5 mi away) and 49003 (Kalamazoo, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49002 becomes 20094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00924, 02904, 02940, 04029, 04092, 04290, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09420 in FPO AE, a military post office, 3,649 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 49002 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 94.44°E — 1,261 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 17.2 square miles of land, 49002 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,737This ZIP19,737
Households8,465This ZIP8,465
Housing units9,048This ZIP9,048
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,647This ZIP$73,647Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$246,400This ZIP$246,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%This ZIP41.5%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density1,145.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,145.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments789This ZIP789
Employees20,231This ZIP20,231
Annual payroll$1,146,380,000This ZIP$1,146,380,000
Tax returns filed9,910This ZIP9,910
Total adjusted gross income$788,364,000This ZIP$788,364,000

Land area

Land area17.23 sq miThis ZIP17.23 sq mi
Water area3.35 sq miThis ZIP3.35 sq mi

Other place names in 49002

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

ZIP codes near 49002

ZIPCityDistance
49024 Portage, MI 3.3 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 3.6 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 3.6 mi
49081 Portage, MI 3.6 mi
49001 Kalamazoo, MI 4.7 mi
49008 Kalamazoo, MI 5.5 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 6.2 mi
49097 Vicksburg, MI 6.3 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 6.6 mi
49005 Kalamazoo, MI 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49002?

49002 is in Portage, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1972, -85.5555.

What county is 49002 in?

49002 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49002?

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

What time zone is 49002 in?

49002 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49002?

About 19,737 people live in ZIP code 49002, in 8,465 households, at 1,145.6 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 49002?

$73,647 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49002?

The closest are 49024 (3.3 mi), 49003 (3.6 mi), 49019 (3.6 mi), 49081 (3.6 mi) and 49001 (4.7 mi).

Is 49002 a PO Box ZIP code?

49002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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