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East Grand Rapids ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for East Grand Rapids, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 49506. Its area code is 616.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
11,445
Area code
616

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

East Grand Rapids in numbers

About 11,445 people live in East Grand Rapids, in 3,797 households. The median household income is $166,610 a year, 2.3 times the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $521,300 (2.3 times the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $1,862 a month. The median age is 37.0; 79.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population11,445East Grand Rapids11,445
Households3,797East Grand Rapids3,797
Median age37.0East Grand Rapids37.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$166,610East Grand Rapids$166,610Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$521,300East Grand Rapids$521,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,862East Grand Rapids$1,862Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.9%East Grand Rapids79.9%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.7 minEast Grand Rapids17.7 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,909 / sq miEast Grand Rapids3,909 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering East Grand Rapids

These ZIP codes cover part of East Grand Rapids but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping East Grand Rapids
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49506 Grand Rapids , MI Standard 34,673 $118,131 $375,000

Map of East Grand Rapids ZIP codes

49506

The ZIP codes of East Grand Rapids, 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 East Grand Rapids

The nearest larger towns are Grand Rapids (198,535 people, 2.7 mi), Kentwood (54,296 people, 4.3 mi) and Forest Hills (28,695 people, 6.0 mi).

Towns near East Grand Rapids
TownPopulationDistance
Grand Rapids 198,535 2.7 mi
Kentwood 54,296 4.3 mi
Forest Hills 28,695 6.0 mi
Wyoming 77,353 6.4 mi
Northview 15,268 6.4 mi
Comstock Park 10,577 7.6 mi
Grandville 16,356 8.0 mi
Cutlerville 18,780 8.2 mi
Walker 25,386 8.3 mi
Byron Center 7,403 11.2 mi
Jenison 17,582 11.6 mi
Lowell 4,139 13.2 mi
Rockford 6,218 13.4 mi
Hudsonville 7,769 14.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Kent County · Michigan ZIP codes

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