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49072

ZIP 49072 is Mendon, Michigan, mostly in St. Joseph County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
St. Joseph +1 more
Metro area
Sturgis, MI
Population
2,937
Coordinates
42.0127, -85.4577
☼ Live from 49072 — Mendon, MI

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Where 49072 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 49072
  • 🔢 Type 49072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3067. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49071 (Mattawan, MI, 22 mi away) and 49073 (Nashville, MI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49072 becomes 27094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rural Hall, NC, 485 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯701 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49072 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 94.54°E — 1,272 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 58.4 square miles of land, 49072 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,937This ZIP2,937
Households1,208This ZIP1,208
Housing units1,360This ZIP1,360
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,875This ZIP$63,875Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$174,700This ZIP$174,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$994This ZIP$994Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density50.3 / sq miThis ZIP50.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees1,579This ZIP1,579
Annual payroll$78,355,000This ZIP$78,355,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$94,968,000This ZIP$94,968,000

Land area

Land area58.40 sq miThis ZIP58.40 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

Counties 49072 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Joseph County 96.3%
Kalamazoo County 3.8%

Other place names in 49072

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ZIP codes near 49072

ZIPCityDistance
49066 Leonidas, MI 6.0 mi
49075 Nottawa, MI 6.6 mi
49040 Colon, MI 7.6 mi
49097 Vicksburg, MI 7.7 mi
49032 Centreville, MI 7.8 mi
49093 Three Rivers, MI 10.0 mi
49052 Fulton, MI 10.5 mi
49089 Sherwood, MI 11.5 mi
49088 Scotts, MI 11.7 mi
49030 Burr Oak, MI 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49072?

49072 is in Mendon, Michigan, in St. Joseph County, part of the Sturgis, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0127, -85.4577.

What county is 49072 in?

49072 spans 2 counties: St. Joseph County and Kalamazoo County. Most of it falls in St. Joseph 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 49072?

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

What time zone is 49072 in?

49072 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49072?

About 2,937 people live in ZIP code 49072, in 1,208 households, at 50.3 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 49072?

$63,875 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49072?

The closest are 49066 (6 mi), 49075 (6.6 mi), 49040 (7.6 mi), 49097 (7.7 mi) and 49032 (7.8 mi).

Is 49072 a PO Box ZIP code?

49072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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