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49046

ZIP 49046 is Delton, Michigan, in Barry County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Barry
Population
6,963
Coordinates
42.5192, -85.3880
☼ Live from 49046 — Delton, MI

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Where 49046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49046
  • 🔢 Type 49046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,046 = 2 × 137 × 179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49045 (Decatur, MI, 42 mi away) and 49047 (Dowagiac, MI, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49046 becomes 64094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04469, 04496, 04649, 04694, 04964, 06494, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96440 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,149 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯710 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49046 and you would come out at 42.52°S, 94.61°E — 1,257 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 80.2 square miles of land, 49046 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,963This ZIP6,963
Households2,907This ZIP2,907
Housing units3,805This ZIP3,805
Median age55.7This ZIP55.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,054This ZIP$86,054Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$312,100This ZIP$312,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,268This ZIP$1,268Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density86.9 / sq miThis ZIP86.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees496This ZIP496
Annual payroll$19,926,000This ZIP$19,926,000
Tax returns filed3,440This ZIP3,440
Total adjusted gross income$263,481,000This ZIP$263,481,000

Land area

Land area80.16 sq miThis ZIP80.16 sq mi
Water area7.16 sq miThis ZIP7.16 sq mi

Other place names in 49046

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49046

ZIPCityDistance
49060 Hickory Corners, MI 6.6 mi
49035 Cloverdale, MI 6.6 mi
49050 Dowling, MI 7.3 mi
49058 Hastings, MI 9.3 mi
49083 Richland, MI 10.4 mi
49080 Plainwell, MI 11.1 mi
49344 Shelbyville, MI 11.4 mi
49020 Bedford, MI 11.7 mi
49012 Augusta, MI 11.8 mi
49070 Martin, MI 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49046?

49046 is in Delton, Michigan, in Barry County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5192, -85.3880.

What county is 49046 in?

49046 lies in Barry County.

What area code is 49046?

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

What time zone is 49046 in?

49046 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49046?

About 6,963 people live in ZIP code 49046, in 2,907 households, at 86.9 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 49046?

$86,054 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49046?

The closest are 49060 (6.6 mi), 49035 (6.6 mi), 49050 (7.3 mi), 49058 (9.3 mi) and 49083 (10.4 mi).

Is 49046 a PO Box ZIP code?

49046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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