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49056

ZIP 49056 is Grand Junction, Michigan, mostly in Van Buren County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Van Buren +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,478
Coordinates
42.3952, -86.0660
☼ Live from 49056 — Grand Junction, MI

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Where 49056 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 49056
  • 🔢 Type 49056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 73. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49055 (Gobles, MI, 11 mi away) and 49057 (Hartford, MI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49056 becomes 65094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,145 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯674 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49056 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 93.93°E — 1,231 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 57.8 square miles of land, 49056 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,478This ZIP4,478
Households1,385This ZIP1,385
Housing units1,990This ZIP1,990
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,438This ZIP$63,438Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$158,500This ZIP$158,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density77.5 / sq miThis ZIP77.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$12,212,000This ZIP$12,212,000
Tax returns filed1,650This ZIP1,650
Total adjusted gross income$84,809,000This ZIP$84,809,000

Land area

Land area57.78 sq miThis ZIP57.78 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Counties 49056 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Van Buren County 63.2%
Allegan County 36.8%

Other place names in 49056

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

ZIP codes near 49056

ZIPCityDistance
49027 Breedsville, MI 3.1 mi
49063 Lacota, MI 3.9 mi
49026 Bloomingdale, MI 5.4 mi
49450 Pullman, MI 5.7 mi
49013 Bangor, MI 6.7 mi
49090 South Haven, MI 7.6 mi
49055 Gobles, MI 10.8 mi
49416 Glenn, MI 11.9 mi
49064 Lawrence, MI 12.1 mi
49408 Fennville, MI 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49056?

49056 is in Grand Junction, Michigan, in Van Buren County. Its published point location is 42.3952, -86.0660.

What county is 49056 in?

49056 spans 2 counties: Van Buren County and Allegan County. Most of it falls in Van Buren 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 49056?

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

What time zone is 49056 in?

49056 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49056?

About 4,478 people live in ZIP code 49056, in 1,385 households, at 77.5 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 49056?

$63,438 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49056?

The closest are 49027 (3.1 mi), 49063 (3.9 mi), 49026 (5.4 mi), 49450 (5.7 mi) and 49013 (6.7 mi).

Is 49056 a PO Box ZIP code?

49056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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