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49004

ZIP 49004 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
17,815
Coordinates
42.3491, -85.5584
☼ Live from 49004 — Kalamazoo, MI

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Where 49004 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 49004
  • 🔢 Type 49004 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,004 = 2 × 2 × 12251. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49003 (Kalamazoo, MI, 7 mi away) and 49005 (Kalamazoo, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49004 becomes 40094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04049, 04094, 04490, 04940, 09044, 40049, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09044 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,341 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯699 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49004 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 94.44°E — 1,255 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 22.0 square miles of land, 49004 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,815This ZIP17,815
Households7,305This ZIP7,305
Housing units7,659This ZIP7,659
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,453This ZIP$73,453Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$192,300This ZIP$192,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,141This ZIP$1,141Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density808.1 / sq miThis ZIP808.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,782This ZIP1,782
Annual payroll$75,743,000This ZIP$75,743,000
Tax returns filed8,110This ZIP8,110
Total adjusted gross income$488,647,000This ZIP$488,647,000

Land area

Land area22.05 sq miThis ZIP22.05 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 49004

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

ZIP codes near 49004

ZIPCityDistance
49074 Nazareth, MI 2.2 mi
49007 Kalamazoo, MI 3.6 mi
49005 Kalamazoo, MI 4.2 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 4.9 mi
49006 Kalamazoo, MI 5.2 mi
49083 Richland, MI 5.4 mi
49001 Kalamazoo, MI 5.8 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 6.2 mi
49008 Kalamazoo, MI 6.5 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49004?

49004 is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3491, -85.5584.

What county is 49004 in?

49004 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49004?

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

What time zone is 49004 in?

49004 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49004?

About 17,815 people live in ZIP code 49004, in 7,305 households, at 808.1 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 49004?

$73,453 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49004?

The closest are 49074 (2.2 mi), 49007 (3.6 mi), 49005 (4.2 mi), 49041 (4.9 mi) and 49006 (5.2 mi).

Is 49004 a PO Box ZIP code?

49004 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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