PlainZIP

Columbus, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,070. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLUMBUS-MI · Columbus, MI 1 ZIPs · 4,070 pop · #5520/25278 · St. Clair County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $93,844
  • RANK-UPPER #5520/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over North Street
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,070
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $323,200

Nearest income peer: North Street, MI ( $9,816 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Columbus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Columbus, MI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,070
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$93,844
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $93,844 and home value $323,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Wells is the closest lower-income city and Hope the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbus.

Population concentration

Columbus's single ZIP 48063 carries the town

Columbus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 48063 is the entire residential footprint (4,070 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Columbus

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 357 employees , annual payroll $20,312k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48063 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Manufacturing · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Columbus, MI

These ZIP codes sit in St. Clair County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbus. See the St. Clair County roll-up →

No other city sharing St. Clair County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Columbus. Port Huron, Fort Gratiot and Saint Clair sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Port Huron marks the far end of that range at $53,018, 44% below Columbus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48063 4,070 $93,844 59 43
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Columbus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Columbus, .