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49040

ZIP 49040 is Colon, Michigan, mostly in St. Joseph County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
St. Joseph +1 more
Metro area
Sturgis, MI
Population
3,384
Coordinates
41.9659, -85.3232
☼ Live from 49040 — Colon, MI

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Where 49040 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 49040
  • 🔢 Type 49040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 613. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49039 (Hagar Shores, MI, 57 mi away) and 49041 (Comstock, MI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49040 becomes 04094 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Kennebunk, ME, 755 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04049, 04094, 04490, 04940, 09044, 40049, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09044 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯707 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49040 and you would come out at 41.97°S, 94.68°E — 1,279 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 49040 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,384This ZIP3,384
Households1,319This ZIP1,319
Housing units1,889This ZIP1,889
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,306This ZIP$64,306Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$169,900This ZIP$169,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density82.2 / sq miThis ZIP82.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees509This ZIP509
Annual payroll$23,127,000This ZIP$23,127,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$89,058,000This ZIP$89,058,000

Land area

Land area41.19 sq miThis ZIP41.19 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Counties 49040 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Joseph County 73.0%
Branch County 27.0%

Other place names in 49040

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ZIP codes near 49040

ZIPCityDistance
49066 Leonidas, MI 4.6 mi
49089 Sherwood, MI 5.2 mi
49030 Burr Oak, MI 7.0 mi
49075 Nottawa, MI 7.3 mi
49072 Mendon, MI 7.6 mi
49011 Athens, MI 10.5 mi
49052 Fulton, MI 10.7 mi
49032 Centreville, MI 10.9 mi
49028 Bronson, MI 11.2 mi
49091 Sturgis, MI 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49040?

49040 is in Colon, Michigan, in St. Joseph County, part of the Sturgis, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9659, -85.3232.

What county is 49040 in?

49040 spans 2 counties: St. Joseph County and Branch County. Most of it falls in St. Joseph 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 49040?

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

What time zone is 49040 in?

49040 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49040?

About 3,384 people live in ZIP code 49040, in 1,319 households, at 82.2 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 49040?

$64,306 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49040?

The closest are 49066 (4.6 mi), 49089 (5.2 mi), 49030 (7 mi), 49075 (7.3 mi) and 49072 (7.6 mi).

Is 49040 a PO Box ZIP code?

49040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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