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49255 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49255 covers Montgomery, Michigan, with a population of about 2,148 and a median household income of $48,125.

Population
2,14854 per square mile
Median age
26.911.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$48,12532% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
38%25.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$176,702up 9% in five years
Median rent
$95412% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
10.3%24.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 49255 is

Montgomery, 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

Population2,148
Median age26.9
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home34.7%
White (non-Hispanic)93.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans3%
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$48,125
Income per person$20,623
Poverty rate38%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.1%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k8.2%
$20–25k7.4%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k8.0%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$58,566
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$121,300
Median gross rent$954
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes26.9%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house85.5%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home14%
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$176,702as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$176,702$90,670

$108,137 in 2008 to $176,702 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%
High school diploma or higher73.6%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone63.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.2%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.6% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26% 5.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.3% 9.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.4% 6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.2% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.7% 9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24% 9.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.8% 1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.8% 5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed2
Annual payroll$154,000
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 58.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.4 out of 100
Community resilience53.2 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.

Drought92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.6Relatively 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$48,125$71,149$78,538
Income per person$20,623$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate38%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$121,300$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$954$1,084$1,348
Homeownership88.5%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%7%13.9%
Median age26.940.138.7
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 stationANGOLA, IN US20 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January30.5°F / 16°F2.57 in rain, 11.8 in snow
February33.9°F / 17.2°F2.31 in rain, 10.3 in snow
March44.8°F / 25.5°F2.49 in rain, 5.3 in snow
April57.7°F / 36°F3.59 in rain, 1 in snow
May69.4°F / 47.8°F4.39 in rain
June78.4°F / 57.8°F4.08 in rain
July81.8°F / 61.2°F3.79 in rain
August80°F / 59.3°F3.93 in rain
September73.6°F / 51.2°F3.17 in rain
October60.9°F / 40.4°F2.95 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November47.1°F / 30.4°F3 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December35.7°F / 22.2°F2.51 in rain, 8.1 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 supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Camden-Frontier School District33% of this ZIP code's land area
Quincy Community School District26.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Reading Community Schools23.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Coldwater Community Schools16.5% 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 vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49274 Reading, MI9.1 km away
46737 Fremont, IN10.3 km away
49232 Camden, MI12.1 km away
49082 Quincy, MI17.1 km away
49227 Allen, MI19.5 km away
49036 Coldwater, MI19.6 km away
49239 Frontier, MI20.3 km away
46703 Angola, IN20.7 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.

Branch County61.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hillsdale County38.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.89 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7928, -84.8496

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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