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49047

ZIP 49047 is Dowagiac, Michigan, mostly in Cass County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Cass +2 more
Population
14,858
Coordinates
42.0047, -86.1207
☼ Live from 49047 — Dowagiac, MI

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Where 49047 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 49047
  • 🔢 Type 49047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,047 = 3 × 16349. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49046 (Delton, MI, 52 mi away) and 49048 (Kalamazoo, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49047 becomes 74094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04479, 04497, 04947, 04974, 09447, 44097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09447 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯667 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49047 and you would come out at 42.00°S, 93.88°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 119.3 square miles of land, 49047 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,858This ZIP14,858
Households6,301This ZIP6,301
Housing units8,364This ZIP8,364
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,963This ZIP$62,963Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$181,700This ZIP$181,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density124.6 / sq miThis ZIP124.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments263This ZIP263
Employees2,400This ZIP2,400
Annual payroll$107,553,000This ZIP$107,553,000
Tax returns filed6,400This ZIP6,400
Total adjusted gross income$381,936,000This ZIP$381,936,000

Land area

Land area119.28 sq miThis ZIP119.28 sq mi
Water area3.01 sq miThis ZIP3.01 sq mi

Counties 49047 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cass County 90.6%
Van Buren County 7.5%
Berrien County 1.9%

Other place names in 49047

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ZIP codes near 49047

ZIPCityDistance
49102 Berrien Center, MI 7.8 mi
49111 Eau Claire, MI 8.8 mi
49045 Decatur, MI 9.2 mi
49031 Cassopolis, MI 10.2 mi
49104 Berrien Springs, MI 12.6 mi
49098 Watervliet, MI 12.6 mi
49057 Hartford, MI 12.8 mi
49126 Sodus, MI 13.0 mi
49120 Niles, MI 13.2 mi
49103 Berrien Springs, MI 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49047?

49047 is in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County, part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0047, -86.1207.

What county is 49047 in?

49047 spans 3 counties: Cass County, Van Buren County and Berrien County. Most of it falls in Cass 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 49047?

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

What time zone is 49047 in?

49047 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49047?

About 14,858 people live in ZIP code 49047, in 6,301 households, at 124.6 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 49047?

$62,963 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49047?

The closest are 49102 (7.8 mi), 49111 (8.8 mi), 49045 (9.2 mi), 49031 (10.2 mi) and 49104 (12.6 mi).

Is 49047 a PO Box ZIP code?

49047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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