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49083

ZIP 49083 is Richland, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo
Population
8,254
Coordinates
42.3781, -85.4611
☼ Live from 49083 — Richland, MI

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Where 49083 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 49083
  • 🔢 Type 49083 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,083 = 3 × 16361. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49082 (Quincy, MI, 43 mi away) and 49084 (Riverside, MI, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49083 becomes 38094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 6,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯705 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49083 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 94.54°E — 1,258 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 04m.
  • 📏 At 33.4 square miles of land, 49083 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,254This ZIP8,254
Households3,131This ZIP3,131
Housing units3,331This ZIP3,331
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,496This ZIP$105,496Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$348,100This ZIP$348,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,023This ZIP$1,023Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%This ZIP45.5%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density246.9 / sq miThis ZIP246.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments178This ZIP178
Employees1,576This ZIP1,576
Annual payroll$93,022,000This ZIP$93,022,000
Tax returns filed4,050This ZIP4,050
Total adjusted gross income$551,953,000This ZIP$551,953,000

Land area

Land area33.42 sq miThis ZIP33.42 sq mi
Water area2.67 sq miThis ZIP2.67 sq mi

Other place names in 49083

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

ZIP codes near 49083

ZIPCityDistance
49060 Hickory Corners, MI 4.3 mi
49004 Kalamazoo, MI 5.4 mi
49074 Nazareth, MI 5.7 mi
49012 Augusta, MI 6.2 mi
49053 Galesburg, MI 6.8 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 6.9 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 7.4 mi
49007 Kalamazoo, MI 8.3 mi
49080 Plainwell, MI 8.4 mi
49005 Kalamazoo, MI 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49083?

49083 is in Richland, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3781, -85.4611.

What county is 49083 in?

49083 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49083?

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

What time zone is 49083 in?

49083 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49083?

About 8,254 people live in ZIP code 49083, in 3,131 households, at 246.9 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 49083?

$105,496 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49083?

The closest are 49060 (4.3 mi), 49004 (5.4 mi), 49074 (5.7 mi), 49012 (6.2 mi) and 49053 (6.8 mi).

Is 49083 a PO Box ZIP code?

49083 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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