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49012

ZIP 49012 is Augusta, Michigan, mostly in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo +1 more
Population
3,219
Coordinates
42.3508, -85.3446
☼ Live from 49012 — Augusta, MI

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Where 49012 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 49012
  • 🔢 Type 49012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,012 = 2 × 2 × 12253. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49011 (Athens, MI, 18 mi away) and 49013 (Bangor, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49012 becomes 21094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lutherville Timonium, MD, 499 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49012 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 94.66°E — 1,264 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 42.2 square miles of land, 49012 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,219This ZIP3,219
Households1,231This ZIP1,231
Housing units1,341This ZIP1,341
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,125This ZIP$73,125Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$253,900This ZIP$253,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density76.3 / sq miThis ZIP76.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees644This ZIP644
Annual payroll$27,169,000This ZIP$27,169,000
Tax returns filed1,790This ZIP1,790
Total adjusted gross income$162,278,000This ZIP$162,278,000

Land area

Land area42.19 sq miThis ZIP42.19 sq mi
Water area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi

Counties 49012 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kalamazoo County 98.3%
Calhoun County 1.7%

Other place names in 49012

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ZIP codes near 49012

ZIPCityDistance
49037 Battle Creek, MI 5.0 mi
49053 Galesburg, MI 5.6 mi
49060 Hickory Corners, MI 5.9 mi
49083 Richland, MI 6.2 mi
49020 Bedford, MI 6.5 mi
49015 Battle Creek, MI 7.7 mi
49017 Battle Creek, MI 7.9 mi
49034 Climax, MI 8.1 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 9.2 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49012?

49012 is in Augusta, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3508, -85.3446.

What county is 49012 in?

49012 spans 2 counties: Kalamazoo County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Kalamazoo County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49012?

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

What time zone is 49012 in?

49012 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49012?

About 3,219 people live in ZIP code 49012, in 1,231 households, at 76.3 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 49012?

$73,125 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49012?

The closest are 49037 (5 mi), 49053 (5.6 mi), 49060 (5.9 mi), 49083 (6.2 mi) and 49020 (6.5 mi).

Is 49012 a PO Box ZIP code?

49012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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