| City: | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| County: | Kalamazoo County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:10:13 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.2918, -85.5874 |
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ZIP 49005 isn't a neighborhood or town. It's a single post office location in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The ZIP exists as a point within the larger 49007 ZIP code and has no residential population. All 90 ZIP+4 records point to one address: E Michigan Ave in Kalamazoo's Central Business District.
This downtown post office maintains 66 PO Boxes and serves 89 business delivery points. With 4 business establishments employing 381 workers, the location functions as a commercial mail hub rather than a residential community. Businesses along E Michigan Ave use unit numbers for internal mail distribution.
Kalamazoo has multiple ZIP codes for its different areas, and 49005 exists alongside standard delivery ZIPs like 49007. The PO Box classification here doesn't limit residents. Anyone needing street delivery uses one of the surrounding Kalamazoo ZIPs. This particular code serves those who prefer or need a downtown PO Box address for their mail.
All delivery points are on E Michigan Ave, the main commercial street through downtown Kalamazoo.
ZIP Code 49005 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 393 people with an annual payroll of $40,863,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 910Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $9,290,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $40,863,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 393Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 49005 is located in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, within the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 28020) and Michigan's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 261,437 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 49005. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Kalamazoo-Portage, MISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 28020Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 261,437Source: Census |
| MSA: | Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8457.8 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2642160Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Kalamazoo city; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 49005 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.