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49021

ZIP 49021 is Bellevue, Michigan, mostly in Eaton County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton +2 more
Population
6,319
Coordinates
42.4604, -85.0547
☼ Live from 49021 — Bellevue, MI

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Where 49021 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49021
  • 🔢 Type 49021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,021 = 7 × 47 × 149. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49020 (Bedford, MI, 10 mi away) and 49022 (Benton Harbor, MI, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49021 becomes 12094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Johnsonville, NY, 588 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,321 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯726 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49021 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 94.95°E — 1,273 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 93.8 square miles of land, 49021 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,319This ZIP6,319
Households2,424This ZIP2,424
Housing units2,583This ZIP2,583
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,959This ZIP$82,959Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$184,400This ZIP$184,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,045This ZIP$1,045Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density67.3 / sq miThis ZIP67.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees303This ZIP303
Annual payroll$13,881,000This ZIP$13,881,000
Tax returns filed2,860This ZIP2,860
Total adjusted gross income$183,427,000This ZIP$183,427,000

Land area

Land area93.84 sq miThis ZIP93.84 sq mi
Water area1.47 sq miThis ZIP1.47 sq mi

Counties 49021 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Eaton County 46.0%
Barry County 39.1%
Calhoun County 14.9%

Other place names in 49021

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ZIP codes near 49021

ZIPCityDistance
49073 Nashville, MI 8.7 mi
49017 Battle Creek, MI 8.8 mi
49076 Olivet, MI 9.2 mi
49020 Bedford, MI 10.1 mi
49050 Dowling, MI 10.2 mi
49014 Battle Creek, MI 10.7 mi
49096 Vermontville, MI 12.4 mi
49037 Battle Creek, MI 13.2 mi
48813 Charlotte, MI 13.2 mi
49068 Marshall, MI 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49021?

49021 is in Bellevue, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4604, -85.0547.

What county is 49021 in?

49021 spans 3 counties: Eaton County, Barry County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Eaton 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 49021?

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

What time zone is 49021 in?

49021 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49021?

About 6,319 people live in ZIP code 49021, in 2,424 households, at 67.3 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 49021?

$82,959 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49021?

The closest are 49073 (8.7 mi), 49017 (8.8 mi), 49076 (9.2 mi), 49020 (10.1 mi) and 49050 (10.2 mi).

Is 49021 a PO Box ZIP code?

49021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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