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49087

ZIP 49087 is Schoolcraft, Michigan, mostly in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo +1 more
Population
6,305
Coordinates
42.1246, -85.6762
☼ Live from 49087 — Schoolcraft, MI

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Where 49087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49087
  • 🔢 Type 49087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,087 = 191 × 257. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49085 (Saint Joseph, MI, 41 mi away) and 49088 (Scotts, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49087 becomes 78094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,912 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯691 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49087 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 94.32°E — 1,258 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 06m.
  • 📏 At 62.5 square miles of land, 49087 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,305This ZIP6,305
Households2,246This ZIP2,246
Housing units2,474This ZIP2,474
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$106,250This ZIP$106,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$305,900This ZIP$305,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%This ZIP45.8%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density100.9 / sq miThis ZIP100.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees1,404This ZIP1,404
Annual payroll$78,930,000This ZIP$78,930,000
Tax returns filed3,080This ZIP3,080
Total adjusted gross income$327,353,000This ZIP$327,353,000

Land area

Land area62.47 sq miThis ZIP62.47 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Counties 49087 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kalamazoo County 95.2%
Van Buren County 4.8%

Other place names in 49087

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

ZIP codes near 49087

ZIPCityDistance
49081 Portage, MI 4.4 mi
49024 Portage, MI 6.4 mi
49002 Portage, MI 8.0 mi
49065 Lawton, MI 8.6 mi
49071 Mattawan, MI 8.7 mi
49077 Oshtemo, MI 9.3 mi
49067 Marcellus, MI 9.4 mi
49097 Vicksburg, MI 9.7 mi
49008 Kalamazoo, MI 10.1 mi
49093 Three Rivers, MI 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49087?

49087 is in Schoolcraft, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1246, -85.6762.

What county is 49087 in?

49087 spans 2 counties: Kalamazoo County and Van Buren County. Most of it falls in Kalamazoo 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 49087?

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

What time zone is 49087 in?

49087 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49087?

About 6,305 people live in ZIP code 49087, in 2,246 households, at 100.9 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 49087?

$106,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49087?

The closest are 49081 (4.4 mi), 49024 (6.4 mi), 49002 (8 mi), 49065 (8.6 mi) and 49071 (8.7 mi).

Is 49087 a PO Box ZIP code?

49087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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