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49097

ZIP 49097 is Vicksburg, Michigan, mostly in Kalamazoo County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalamazoo +1 more
Population
11,754
Coordinates
42.1220, -85.4874
☼ Live from 49097 — Vicksburg, MI

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Where 49097 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 49097
  • 🔢 Type 49097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,097 = 29 × 1693. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49096 (Vermontville, MI, 43 mi away) and 49098 (Watervliet, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49097 becomes 79094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wayside, TX, 1,000 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49097 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 94.51°E — 1,266 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 70.0 square miles of land, 49097 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,754This ZIP11,754
Households4,715This ZIP4,715
Housing units4,948This ZIP4,948
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,208This ZIP$88,208Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$239,500This ZIP$239,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,007This ZIP$1,007Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density168.0 / sq miThis ZIP168.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments171This ZIP171
Employees2,049This ZIP2,049
Annual payroll$98,491,000This ZIP$98,491,000
Tax returns filed5,740This ZIP5,740
Total adjusted gross income$554,058,000This ZIP$554,058,000

Land area

Land area69.97 sq miThis ZIP69.97 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq miThis ZIP3.18 sq mi

Counties 49097 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kalamazoo County 94.7%
St. Joseph County 5.3%

Other place names in 49097

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ZIP codes near 49097

ZIPCityDistance
49088 Scotts, MI 5.2 mi
49002 Portage, MI 6.3 mi
49081 Portage, MI 7.5 mi
49072 Mendon, MI 7.7 mi
49003 Kalamazoo, MI 8.8 mi
49019 Kalamazoo, MI 8.8 mi
49052 Fulton, MI 8.8 mi
49024 Portage, MI 8.9 mi
49087 Schoolcraft, MI 9.7 mi
49066 Leonidas, MI 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49097?

49097 is in Vicksburg, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County, part of the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1220, -85.4874.

What county is 49097 in?

49097 spans 2 counties: Kalamazoo County and St. Joseph 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 49097?

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

What time zone is 49097 in?

49097 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49097?

About 11,754 people live in ZIP code 49097, in 4,715 households, at 168.0 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 49097?

$88,208 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49097?

The closest are 49088 (5.2 mi), 49002 (6.3 mi), 49081 (7.5 mi), 49072 (7.7 mi) and 49003 (8.8 mi).

Is 49097 a PO Box ZIP code?

49097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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