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49088

ZIP 49088 is Scotts, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo
Population
3,807
Coordinates
42.1797, -85.4226
☼ Live from 49088 — Scotts, MI

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Where 49088 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 49088
  • 🔢 Type 49088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49087 (Schoolcraft, MI, 14 mi away) and 49089 (Sherwood, MI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49088 becomes 88094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯704 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49088 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 94.58°E — 1,267 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 36.0 square miles of land, 49088 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,807This ZIP3,807
Households1,549This ZIP1,549
Housing units1,582This ZIP1,582
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$100,208This ZIP$100,208Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$284,300This ZIP$284,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%This ZIP38.6%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density105.9 / sq miThis ZIP105.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees141This ZIP141
Annual payroll$6,091,000This ZIP$6,091,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$184,203,000This ZIP$184,203,000

Land area

Land area35.95 sq miThis ZIP35.95 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 49088

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

ZIP codes near 49088

ZIPCityDistance
49097 Vicksburg, MI 5.2 mi
49034 Climax, MI 6.0 mi
49052 Fulton, MI 6.8 mi
49002 Portage, MI 6.9 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 7.1 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 7.1 mi
49053 Galesburg, MI 7.4 mi
49048 Kalamazoo, MI 7.5 mi
49041 Comstock, MI 8.7 mi
49001 Kalamazoo, MI 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49088?

49088 is in Scotts, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1797, -85.4226.

What county is 49088 in?

49088 lies in Kalamazoo County.

What area code is 49088?

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

What time zone is 49088 in?

49088 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49088?

About 3,807 people live in ZIP code 49088, in 1,549 households, at 105.9 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 49088?

$100,208 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49088?

The closest are 49097 (5.2 mi), 49034 (6 mi), 49052 (6.8 mi), 49002 (6.9 mi) and 49003 (7.1 mi).

Is 49088 a PO Box ZIP code?

49088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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