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49017

ZIP 49017 is in Battle Creek, Michigan, mostly in Calhoun County; area code 269; Eastern time. Battle Creek has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 49014, 49015, 49016, 49018 and 49037.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Calhoun +1 more
Metro area
Battle Creek, MI
Population
21,295
Coordinates
42.3917, -85.2011
☼ Live from 49017 — Battle Creek, MI

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Where 49017 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49017
  • 🔢 Type 49017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,017 = 3 × 16339. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49016 (Battle Creek, MI, 14 mi away) and 49018 (Battle Creek, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49017 becomes 71094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01749, 04917, 04971, 07419, 09471, 09714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09714 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,023 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯718 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49017 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 94.80°E — 1,269 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 56.8 square miles of land, 49017 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,295This ZIP21,295
Households8,673This ZIP8,673
Housing units9,829This ZIP9,829
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,885This ZIP$60,885Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$152,900This ZIP$152,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$983This ZIP$983Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density375.2 / sq miThis ZIP375.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments390This ZIP390
Employees9,767This ZIP9,767
Annual payroll$925,244,000This ZIP$925,244,000
Tax returns filed9,530This ZIP9,530
Total adjusted gross income$569,086,000This ZIP$569,086,000

Land area

Land area56.76 sq miThis ZIP56.76 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi

Counties 49017 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Calhoun County 77.2%
Barry County 22.8%

Other place names in 49017

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ZIP codes near 49017

ZIPCityDistance
49020 Bedford, MI 1.6 mi
49037 Battle Creek, MI 4.6 mi
49014 Battle Creek, MI 7.4 mi
49012 Augusta, MI 7.9 mi
49015 Battle Creek, MI 8.0 mi
49050 Dowling, MI 8.1 mi
49021 Bellevue, MI 8.8 mi
49060 Hickory Corners, MI 10.6 mi
49033 Ceresco, MI 12.7 mi
49034 Climax, MI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49017?

49017 is in Battle Creek, Michigan, in Calhoun County, part of the Battle Creek, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3917, -85.2011.

What county is 49017 in?

49017 spans 2 counties: Calhoun County and Barry County. Most of it falls in Calhoun County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49017?

Battle Creek uses area code 269, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49017 in?

49017 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49017?

About 21,295 people live in ZIP code 49017, in 8,673 households, at 375.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 49017?

$60,885 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49017?

The closest are 49020 (1.6 mi), 49037 (4.6 mi), 49014 (7.4 mi), 49012 (7.9 mi) and 49015 (8 mi).

Is 49017 a PO Box ZIP code?

49017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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