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Chums Corner ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for Chums Corner, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 49685. Its area code is 231.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,186
Area code
231

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chums Corner itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Traverse City (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chums Corner in numbers

About 1,186 people live in Chums Corner, in 431 households. The median household income is $100,855 a year, 38% above the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $372,700 (61% above the Michigan median). The median age is 50.9; 30.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population1,186Chums Corner1,186
Households431Chums Corner431
Median age50.9Chums Corner50.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$100,855Chums Corner$100,855Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$372,700Chums Corner$372,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%Chums Corner30.6%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.0 minChums Corner21.0 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density447 / sq miChums Corner447 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chums Corner CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Chums Corner

These ZIP codes cover part of Chums Corner but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chums Corner
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49685 Traverse City , MI Standard 21,308 $84,590 $358,500

Map of Chums Corner ZIP codes

49685

The ZIP codes of Chums Corner, MI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chums Corner

The nearest larger towns are Traverse City (15,593 people, 6.0 mi), Greilickville (1,519 people, 8.6 mi) and Kingsley (1,785 people, 9.0 mi).

Towns near Chums Corner
TownPopulationDistance
Traverse City 15,593 6.0 mi
Kalkaska 2,539 23.6 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Grand Traverse County · Michigan ZIP codes

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