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Calhoun County, MI

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 12 ZIP codes inside Calhoun County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
12
in this county
Total population
134,773
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
9
distinct city/town names
Avg density
109
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Calhoun County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
49015 Battle Creek 28,877 410
49014 Battle Creek 21,383 114
49037 Battle Creek 20,647 413
49017 Battle Creek 20,316 138
49068 Marshall 15,230 45
49224 Albion 13,637 53
49245 Homer 4,342 18
49051 East Leroy 2,763 38
49011 Athens 2,475 32
49092 Tekonsha 1,941 13
49033 Ceresco 1,730 20
49029 Burlington 1,432 15

About Calhoun County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Calhoun County in Michigan contains roughly 12 ZIP codes spread across 9 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 134,773. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Michigan index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 109, which classifies the county overall as a rural environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Calhoun County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Calhoun County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.