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49091

ZIP 49091 is Sturgis, Michigan, in St. Joseph County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
St. Joseph
Metro area
Sturgis, MI
Population
19,337
Coordinates
41.8283, -85.4479
☼ Live from 49091 — Sturgis, MI

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Where 49091 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49091
  • 🔢 Type 49091 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,091 = 7 × 7013. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49090 (South Haven, MI, 56 mi away) and 49092 (Tekonsha, MI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49091 becomes 19094 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodlyn, PA, 545 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01949, 09419, 10949, 10994, 19049, 19094, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09419 in FPO AE, a military post office, 3,625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯700 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49091 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 94.55°E — 1,279 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 87.3 square miles of land, 49091 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,337This ZIP19,337
Households7,463This ZIP7,463
Housing units8,746This ZIP8,746
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,333This ZIP$67,333Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$182,600This ZIP$182,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density221.5 / sq miThis ZIP221.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments431This ZIP431
Employees7,693This ZIP7,693
Annual payroll$415,584,000This ZIP$415,584,000
Tax returns filed9,030This ZIP9,030
Total adjusted gross income$599,694,000This ZIP$599,694,000

Land area

Land area87.29 sq miThis ZIP87.29 sq mi
Water area4.33 sq miThis ZIP4.33 sq mi

Other place names in 49091

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

ZIP codes near 49091

ZIPCityDistance
49075 Nottawa, MI 6.2 mi
49030 Burr Oak, MI 6.2 mi
49032 Centreville, MI 6.9 mi
46746 Howe, IN 8.9 mi
49040 Colon, MI 11.5 mi
49042 Constantine, MI 11.6 mi
46565 Shipshewana, IN 11.8 mi
49099 White Pigeon, MI 11.8 mi
46771 Mongo, IN 12.1 mi
49072 Mendon, MI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49091?

49091 is in Sturgis, Michigan, in St. Joseph County, part of the Sturgis, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8283, -85.4479.

What county is 49091 in?

49091 lies in St. Joseph County.

What area code is 49091?

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

What time zone is 49091 in?

49091 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49091?

About 19,337 people live in ZIP code 49091, in 7,463 households, at 221.5 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 49091?

$67,333 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49091?

The closest are 49075 (6.2 mi), 49030 (6.2 mi), 49032 (6.9 mi), 46746 (8.9 mi) and 49040 (11.5 mi).

Is 49091 a PO Box ZIP code?

49091 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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