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49886 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49886 covers Spalding, Michigan, with a population of about 472.

Population
472119 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
4%8.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$165,701
Degree or higher
12.4%22.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
97%32 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 49886 is

Spalding, 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

Population472
Median age43.3
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)89.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans5.1%
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

Income per person$38,871
Poverty rate4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k9.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k11.2%
$45–50k7.1%
$50–60k12.7%
$60–75k3.0%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k16.8%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k16.2%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$55,394
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k22.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,700
Owner-occupied97%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house93.1%
5 to 19 units5.1%
Mobile home1.8%
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$165,701as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$165,701$141,273

$141,273 in 2022 to $165,701 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%
High school diploma or higher87.9%
Works from home17.4%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.1% 3.1 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 disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed75
Annual payroll$2,267,000
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 71.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss62 out of 100
Community resilience75.6 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 wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.7Very 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$71,149$78,538
Income per person$38,871$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$123,700$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership97%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate11.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home17.4%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%7%13.9%
Median age43.340.138.7
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 stationCORNELL 5SE, MI US31 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 8.4°F1.21 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February30.4°F / 9.3°F1.08 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March40.7°F / 18.1°F1.44 in rain, 7.9 in snow
April52.6°F / 28.8°F2.52 in rain, 3.1 in snow
May66.2°F / 40.3°F2.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.4°F / 50.3°F3.18 in rain
July81.8°F / 55°F3.54 in rain
August80.8°F / 53.9°F3.52 in rain
September72°F / 46.7°F3.56 in rain
October58°F / 36.2°F3.29 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November44.3°F / 26.2°F2.16 in rain, 3.7 in snow
December32.8°F / 15.7°F1.68 in rain, 8.7 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%.

North Central Area Schools100% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49874 Powers, MI2.5 km away
49847 Hermansville, MI8.9 km away
49896 Wilson, MI9.3 km away
49863 Nadeau, MI10.2 km away
49812 Carney, MI11.9 km away
49845 Harris, MI12.4 km away
49873 Perronville, MI16.3 km away
49807 Bark River, MI23.6 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.

Menominee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.97 sq mi
Population density119 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.6958, -87.5110

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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