49024
ZIP 49024 is in Portage, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time. Portage has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 49002 and 49081.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Kalamazoo
- Metro area
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
- Population
- 30,823
- Coordinates
- 42.2065, -85.6180
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Where 49024 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.
- 🔢 Type 49024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 383. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111110000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49023 (Benton Harbor, MI, 43 mi away) and 49026 (Bloomingdale, MI, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49024 becomes 42094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02494, 04294, 04429, 04492, 04924, 04942, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09244 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,296 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯695 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49024 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 94.38°E — 1,258 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 17.3 square miles of land, 49024 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30,823This ZIP30,823 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,784This ZIP12,784 |
| Housing units | 13,274This ZIP13,274 |
| Median age | 37.7This ZIP37.7Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $91,105This ZIP$91,105Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $267,400This ZIP$267,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,234This ZIP$1,234Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.8%This ZIP51.8% |
| Mean commute | 20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min |
| Population density | 1,786.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,786.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 669This ZIP669 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,094This ZIP9,094 |
| Annual payroll | $435,234,000This ZIP$435,234,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 15,020This ZIP15,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,387,214,000This ZIP$1,387,214,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 17.25 sq miThis ZIP17.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
Other place names in 49024
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 49024
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49081 | Portage, MI | 2.4 mi |
49002 | Portage, MI | 3.3 mi |
49008 | Kalamazoo, MI | 4.0 mi |
49077 | Oshtemo, MI | 4.7 mi |
49001 | Kalamazoo, MI | 4.9 mi |
49003 | Kalamazoo, MI | 5.2 mi |
49019 | Kalamazoo, MI | 5.2 mi |
49005 | Kalamazoo, MI | 6.1 mi |
49006 | Kalamazoo, MI | 6.2 mi |
49087 | Schoolcraft, MI | 6.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49024?
49024 is in Portage, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2065, -85.6180.
What county is 49024 in?
49024 lies in Kalamazoo County.
What area code is 49024?
Portage uses area code 269, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49024 in?
49024 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49024?
About 30,823 people live in ZIP code 49024, in 12,784 households, at 1,786.7 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 49024?
$91,105 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49024?
The closest are 49081 (2.4 mi), 49002 (3.3 mi), 49008 (4 mi), 49077 (4.7 mi) and 49001 (4.9 mi).
Is 49024 a PO Box ZIP code?
49024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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