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49053

ZIP 49053 is Galesburg, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo
Population
7,805
Coordinates
42.2861, -85.4114
☼ Live from 49053 — Galesburg, MI

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Where 49053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49053
  • 🔢 Type 49053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,053 = 3 × 83 × 197. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49052 (Fulton, MI, 12 mi away) and 49055 (Gobles, MI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49053 becomes 35094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leeds, AL, 609 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04359, 04539, 04935, 04953, 05439, 09354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09354 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯706 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49053 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 94.59°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 05m.
  • 📏 At 24.4 square miles of land, 49053 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,805This ZIP7,805
Households2,926This ZIP2,926
Housing units3,128This ZIP3,128
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,909This ZIP$85,909Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$242,700This ZIP$242,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$918This ZIP$918Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density320.0 / sq miThis ZIP320.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees4,097This ZIP4,097
Annual payroll$276,765,000This ZIP$276,765,000
Tax returns filed3,420This ZIP3,420
Total adjusted gross income$293,009,000This ZIP$293,009,000

Land area

Land area24.39 sq miThis ZIP24.39 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 49053

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

ZIP codes near 49053

ZIPCityDistance
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 4.3 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 5.2 mi
49034 Climax, MI 5.5 mi
49012 Augusta, MI 5.6 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 6.7 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 6.7 mi
49083 Richland, MI 6.8 mi
49074 Nazareth, MI 7.0 mi
49088 Scotts, MI 7.4 mi
49001 Kalamazoo, MI 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49053?

49053 is in Galesburg, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2861, -85.4114.

What county is 49053 in?

49053 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49053?

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

What time zone is 49053 in?

49053 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49053?

About 7,805 people live in ZIP code 49053, in 2,926 households, at 320.0 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 49053?

$85,909 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49053?

The closest are 49048 (4.3 mi), 49041 (5.2 mi), 49034 (5.5 mi), 49012 (5.6 mi) and 49003 (6.7 mi).

Is 49053 a PO Box ZIP code?

49053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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