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49008

ZIP 49008 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
16,137
Coordinates
42.2636, -85.6132
☼ Live from 49008 — Kalamazoo, MI

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Where 49008 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 49008
  • 🔢 Type 49008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1021. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49007 (Kalamazoo, MI, 3 mi away) and 49009 (Kalamazoo, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49008 becomes 80094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00984, 04098, 08049, 08094, 08904, 09804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09804 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯696 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49008 and you would come out at 42.26°S, 94.39°E — 1,256 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 6.7 square miles of land, 49008 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,137This ZIP16,137
Households6,324This ZIP6,324
Housing units6,807This ZIP6,807
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,943This ZIP$74,943Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$218,200This ZIP$218,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%This ZIP55.7%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density2,402.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,402.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments415This ZIP415
Employees6,804This ZIP6,804
Annual payroll$374,581,000This ZIP$374,581,000
Tax returns filed7,480This ZIP7,480
Total adjusted gross income$692,982,000This ZIP$692,982,000

Land area

Land area6.72 sq miThis ZIP6.72 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 49008

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

ZIP codes near 49008

ZIPCityDistance
49006 Kalamazoo, MI 2.3 mi
49005 Kalamazoo, MI 2.4 mi
49001 Kalamazoo, MI 2.6 mi
49007 Kalamazoo, MI 3.0 mi
49077 Oshtemo, MI 3.3 mi
49024 Portage, MI 4.0 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 4.4 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 4.4 mi
49009 Kalamazoo, MI 5.1 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49008?

49008 is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2636, -85.6132.

What county is 49008 in?

49008 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49008?

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

What time zone is 49008 in?

49008 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49008?

About 16,137 people live in ZIP code 49008, in 6,324 households, at 2,402.8 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 49008?

$74,943 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49008?

The closest are 49006 (2.3 mi), 49005 (2.4 mi), 49001 (2.6 mi), 49007 (3 mi) and 49077 (3.3 mi).

Is 49008 a PO Box ZIP code?

49008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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