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49084 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49084 covers Riverside, Michigan, with a median household income of $41,875.

Median household income
$41,87541% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
2.6%9.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 49084 is

Riverside, Michigan — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$41,875
Income per person$24,426
Poverty rate2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes47.2%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house52.8%
2 to 4 units47.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.3% 10.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed133
Annual payroll$10,337,000
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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 22.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss27.7 out of 100
Community resilience97.4 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.

Landslide79.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding73.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.5Very 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$41,875$71,149$78,538
Income per person$24,426$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate2.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%
Works from home12%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7%13.9%
Median age40.138.7
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 stationBENTON HARBOR AP, MI US7.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year78 in

Average high and low by month

January33.2°F / 19.5°F2.46 in rain, 29.5 in snow
February35.7°F / 21.2°F1.89 in rain, 18.8 in snow
March46.8°F / 27.7°F2.26 in rain, 7.7 in snow
April59.3°F / 36.9°F3.76 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May70.1°F / 47°F3.85 in rain
June79.5°F / 56.6°F3.6 in rain
July83.1°F / 62.1°F3.3 in rain
August81.4°F / 60.4°F3.9 in rain
September75.5°F / 53.6°F3.4 in rain
October63.1°F / 43.8°F4.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November49.4°F / 33.8°F3.01 in rain, 3.8 in snow
December37.8°F / 25.3°F2.33 in rain, 16.6 in snow
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%.

Hagar Township School District 6100% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49039 Hagar Shores, MI4.7 km away
49038 Coloma, MI5.4 km away
49022 Benton Harbor, MI9 km away
49023 Benton Harbor, MI9.5 km away
49098 Watervliet, MI10.2 km away
49126 Sodus, MI14.6 km away
49043 Covert, MI14.9 km away
49085 Saint Joseph, MI15.4 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.

Berrien County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.09 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1834, -86.3828

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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