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49015

ZIP 49015 is in Battle Creek, Michigan, mostly in Calhoun County; area code 269; Eastern time. Battle Creek has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 49014, 49016, 49017, 49018 and 49037.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Calhoun +1 more
Metro area
Battle Creek, MI
Population
27,765
Coordinates
42.2782, -85.2292
☼ Live from 49015 — Battle Creek, MI

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Where 49015 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 49015
  • 🔢 Type 49015 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,015 = 5 × 9803. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49014 (Battle Creek, MI, 7 mi away) and 49016 (Battle Creek, MI, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49015 becomes 51094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01945, 04915, 04951, 05149, 05491, 09154, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09154 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯715 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49015 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 94.77°E — 1,272 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 27.2 square miles of land, 49015 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,765This ZIP27,765
Households11,266This ZIP11,266
Housing units12,060This ZIP12,060
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,821This ZIP$68,821Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$184,300This ZIP$184,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density1,020.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,020.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments623This ZIP623
Employees13,110This ZIP13,110
Annual payroll$756,036,000This ZIP$756,036,000
Tax returns filed13,410This ZIP13,410
Total adjusted gross income$949,350,000This ZIP$949,350,000

Land area

Land area27.20 sq miThis ZIP27.20 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 49015 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Calhoun County 99.9%
Kalamazoo County 0.1%

Other place names in 49015

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

ZIP codes near 49015

ZIPCityDistance
49037 Battle Creek, MI 4.0 mi
49034 Climax, MI 6.0 mi
49014 Battle Creek, MI 6.6 mi
49051 East Leroy, MI 7.0 mi
49012 Augusta, MI 7.7 mi
49017 Battle Creek, MI 8.0 mi
49033 Ceresco, MI 8.0 mi
49020 Bedford, MI 8.1 mi
49053 Galesburg, MI 9.3 mi
49016 Battle Creek, MI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49015?

49015 is in Battle Creek, Michigan, in Calhoun County, part of the Battle Creek, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2782, -85.2292.

What county is 49015 in?

49015 spans 2 counties: Calhoun County and Kalamazoo County. Most of it falls in Calhoun 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 49015?

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

What time zone is 49015 in?

49015 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49015?

About 27,765 people live in ZIP code 49015, in 11,266 households, at 1,020.9 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 49015?

$68,821 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49015?

The closest are 49037 (4 mi), 49034 (6 mi), 49014 (6.6 mi), 49051 (7 mi) and 49012 (7.7 mi).

Is 49015 a PO Box ZIP code?

49015 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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