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48449 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48449 covers Lennon, Michigan, with a population of about 2,760 and a median household income of $65,735.

Population
2,760111 per square mile
Median age
380.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,7358% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$208,502down 0.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,111about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
19%16 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.9%22.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 48449 is

Lennon, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,760
Median age38
Family households79.1%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)88.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans10.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,735
Income per person$32,227
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k7.5%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k11.7%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,390
Mean adjusted gross income$56,017
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.4%
Returns, under $25k33.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more1.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$141,400
Median gross rent$1,111
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied87.9%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house67.7%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home28.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$208,502as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 0.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$264,968$86,557

$105,645 in 2000 to $208,502 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone79.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed314
Annual payroll$17,057,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 54.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.7 out of 100
Community resilience72.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$65,735$71,149$78,538
Income per person$32,227$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$141,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,111$1,084$1,348
Homeownership87.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home9.2%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%7%13.9%
Median age3840.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDURAND WWTP, MI US6.9 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January30.7°F / 15.2°F2.16 in rain
February33.8°F / 14.7°F1.53 in rain
March43.8°F / 23.5°F1.96 in rain
April56.7°F / 34.4°F3.25 in rain
May69.1°F / 46.5°F4.09 in rain
June79°F / 56.7°F3.85 in rain
July83.3°F / 60.6°F3.2 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.4°F3.22 in rain
September74.5°F / 49.7°F2.95 in rain
October61°F / 39.1°F3.08 in rain
November47.3°F / 29.5°F2.29 in rain
December36°F / 21.1°F1.88 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Corunna Public School District41.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Durand Area Schools35% of this ZIP code's land area
Swartz Creek Community Schools21.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Flushing Community Schools1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48429 Durand, MI8 km away
48476 Vernon, MI9.1 km away
48473 Swartz Creek, MI9.4 km away
48436 Gaines, MI10.4 km away
48554 Flint, MI10.9 km away
48532 Flint, MI11.2 km away
48817 Corunna, MI11.4 km away
48501 Flint, MI12 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Shiawassee County72.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Genesee County27.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area24.76 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density111 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9693, -83.9279

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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