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49078

ZIP 49078 is Otsego, Michigan, mostly in Allegan County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Allegan +2 more
Metro area
Holland, MI
Population
10,018
Coordinates
42.4725, -85.7328
☼ Live from 49078 — Otsego, MI

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Where 49078 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 49078
  • 🔢 Type 49078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,078 = 2 × 53 × 463. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49077 (Oshtemo, MI, 15 mi away) and 49079 (Paw Paw, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49078 becomes 87094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,896 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯692 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49078 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 94.27°E — 1,243 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 49.5 square miles of land, 49078 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,018This ZIP10,018
Households3,848This ZIP3,848
Housing units4,141This ZIP4,141
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,778This ZIP$77,778Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$197,500This ZIP$197,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density202.2 / sq miThis ZIP202.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments128This ZIP128
Employees1,936This ZIP1,936
Annual payroll$102,289,000This ZIP$102,289,000
Tax returns filed4,680This ZIP4,680
Total adjusted gross income$300,343,000This ZIP$300,343,000

Land area

Land area49.53 sq miThis ZIP49.53 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 49078 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Allegan County 84.8%
Kalamazoo County 12.2%
Van Buren County 3.1%

Other place names in 49078

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ZIP codes near 49078

ZIPCityDistance
49070 Martin, MI 7.0 mi
49080 Plainwell, MI 7.4 mi
49010 Allegan, MI 8.2 mi
49062 Kendall, MI 8.7 mi
49055 Gobles, MI 9.6 mi
49344 Shelbyville, MI 10.9 mi
49328 Hopkins, MI 11.2 mi
49009 Kalamazoo, MI 11.8 mi
49311 Bradley, MI 12.0 mi
49004 Kalamazoo, MI 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49078?

49078 is in Otsego, Michigan, in Allegan County, part of the Holland, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4725, -85.7328.

What county is 49078 in?

49078 spans 3 counties: Allegan County, Kalamazoo County and Van Buren County. Most of it falls in Allegan 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 49078?

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

What time zone is 49078 in?

49078 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49078?

About 10,018 people live in ZIP code 49078, in 3,848 households, at 202.2 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 49078?

$77,778 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49078?

The closest are 49070 (7 mi), 49080 (7.4 mi), 49010 (8.2 mi), 49062 (8.7 mi) and 49055 (9.6 mi).

Is 49078 a PO Box ZIP code?

49078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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