What city is 49048 in?

49048 is a Kalamazoo, MI mailing address. By land area, 9% lies inside Comstock Northwest, 6% lies inside Eastwood and 4% lies inside Kalamazoo; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 49048?

About 22,791 people (±975), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 25,067.

What is the median household income in 49048?

$60,454 (±$6,152), compared with $72,875 for Michigan as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 49048?

16 USPS carrier routes with 11,244 residential and 629 business mailboxes (11,867 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 49048?

The closest, measured center to center: 49001 (3.6 mi, Kalamazoo), 49074 (4 mi, Kalamazoo), 49053 (4.3 mi, Galesburg), 49007 (5.2 mi, Kalamazoo), 49002 (6.2 mi, Portage) and 49004 (6.2 mi, Kalamazoo).

49048 ZIP Code, Kalamazoo, MI

49048 is a ZIP code in Kalamazoo, Michigan in Kalamazoo County. It covers 35 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 49001, 49074 and 49053. 22,791 people live here in 9,493 households. With about 647 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (62% own). Median household income is $60,454, below the Michigan median of $72,875.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County
Land area: 35 sq mi
Population: 22,791
Median household income: $60,454
Carrier routes: 16 (11,244 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	22,791
Households	9,493
Median household income	$60,454
Income per person	$32,212
Median age	36.1
Homeowners	61.8%
Median home value	$177,200
Median rent	$1,074
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%
Average commute (minutes)	21.3
Households with kids under 18	27.0%
Moved in the past year	11.9%
Below the poverty line	12.6%
Broadband internet	90.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	6.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.3%
$10–15K	4.1%
$15–25K	8.0%
$25–35K	12.2%
$35–50K	13.0%
$50–75K	19.4%
$75–100K	12.9%
$100–150K	14.1%
$150–200K	6.4%
$200K+	4.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	11.6%
10–19	12.0%
20–24	8.0%
25–34	16.7%
35–44	11.8%
45–54	11.4%
55–64	12.0%
65–74	10.3%
75+	6.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	32.2%
Owned outright	25.3%
Rented	35.0%
Vacant	7.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	65.4%
Townhome	3.0%
2–4 units	5.7%
5–19 units	12.5%
20+ units	9.5%
Mobile / other	3.8%

Businesses in 49048

488 business establishments with 9,119 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 83
Retail Trade: 60
Other Services (except Public Administration): 52
Accommodation and Food Services: 49
Construction: 43
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 38
Wholesale Trade: 35
Manufacturing: 34

EDDM carrier routes

49048 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,244 residential and 629 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 49048

49048 has 16 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C), 6 rural (R)) with 11,244 residential and 629 business mailboxes. Routes range from 161 homes (C056) to 901 homes (R014); the median route has 712 homes. The Census counted 9,493 households in 49048 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	0
500–749	8
750–999	7
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R020 — USPS business mailboxes 97, 698 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 89, 594 homes
Route C040 — USPS business mailboxes 84, 780 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 81, 814 homes
Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 77, 725 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 49048

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C002	City	814	81	$26,953	—	—	—
C006	City	817	16	$58,506	—	—	—
C007	City	640	9	$58,123	—	—	—
C009	City	694	9	$35,969	—	—	—
C011	City	725	77	$32,037	—	—	—
C017	City	769	51	$41,631	—	—	—
C039	City	621	37	$42,494	—	—	—
C040	City	780	84	$59,750	—	—	—
C056	City	161	0	$51,262	—	—	—
C086	City	881	12	$59,750	—	—	—
R003	Rural	594	89	$60,580	—	—	—
R010	Rural	660	30	$146,364	—	—	—
R013	Rural	635	0	$102,381	—	—	—
R014	Rural	901	22	$75,892	—	—	—
R020	Rural	698	97	$60,895	—	—	—
R025	Rural	854	15	$102,381	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 49048 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

49001 — Kalamazoo city, MI (3.6 mi)
49074 — Kalamazoo city, MI (4 mi)
49053 — Galesburg city, MI (4.3 mi)
49007 — Kalamazoo city, MI (5.2 mi)
49002 — Portage city, MI (6.2 mi)
49004 — Kalamazoo city, MI (6.2 mi)
49008 — Kalamazoo city, MI (6.2 mi)
49006 — Kalamazoo city, MI (7.1 mi)

Areas that include 49048

Kalamazoo, MI ZIP codes — 8 ZIP codes
Eastwood, MI ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Comstock Northwest, MI ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Kalamazoo County ZIP codes — 22 ZIP codes
Michigan ZIP code data

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 49048, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 49048 in?: 49048 is a Kalamazoo, MI mailing address. By land area, 9% lies inside Comstock Northwest, 6% lies inside Eastwood and 4% lies inside Kalamazoo; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 49048 in?: 49048 is in Kalamazoo County.
What is the population of 49048?: About 22,791 people (±975), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 25,067.
What is the median household income in 49048?: $60,454 (±$6,152), compared with $72,875 for Michigan as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 49048?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 11,244 residential and 629 business mailboxes (11,867 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 49048?: The closest, measured center to center: 49001 (3.6 mi, Kalamazoo), 49074 (4 mi, Kalamazoo), 49053 (4.3 mi, Galesburg), 49007 (5.2 mi, Kalamazoo), 49002 (6.2 mi, Portage) and 49004 (6.2 mi, Kalamazoo).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.