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49096

ZIP 49096 is Vermontville, Michigan, in Eaton County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton
Population
3,305
Coordinates
42.6371, -85.0073
☼ Live from 49096 — Vermontville, MI

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Where 49096 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49096
  • 🔢 Type 49096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 19 × 19. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49095 (Vandalia, MI, 68 mi away) and 49097 (Vicksburg, MI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49096 becomes 69094, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04969, 09469, 09694, 46990, 49690, 49960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96940 in Palau, PW, 8,196 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯731 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49096 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 94.99°E — 1,269 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 63.5 square miles of land, 49096 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,305This ZIP3,305
Households1,198This ZIP1,198
Housing units1,286This ZIP1,286
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,929This ZIP$73,929Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$188,500This ZIP$188,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density52.0 / sq miThis ZIP52.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees261This ZIP261
Annual payroll$12,218,000This ZIP$12,218,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$91,511,000This ZIP$91,511,000

Land area

Land area63.52 sq miThis ZIP63.52 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 49096

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ZIP codes near 49096

ZIPCityDistance
49073 Nashville, MI 7.4 mi
48897 Woodland, MI 7.8 mi
48861 Mulliken, MI 7.9 mi
48908 Lansing, MI 9.1 mi
48890 Sunfield, MI 9.2 mi
48813 Charlotte, MI 9.3 mi
49021 Bellevue, MI 12.4 mi
48849 Lake Odessa, MI 12.7 mi
48876 Potterville, MI 14.0 mi
48837 Grand Ledge, MI 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49096?

49096 is in Vermontville, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6371, -85.0073.

What county is 49096 in?

49096 lies in Eaton County.

What area code is 49096?

Vermontville uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49096 in?

49096 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49096?

About 3,305 people live in ZIP code 49096, in 1,198 households, at 52.0 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 49096?

$73,929 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49096?

The closest are 49073 (7.4 mi), 48897 (7.8 mi), 48861 (7.9 mi), 48908 (9.1 mi) and 48890 (9.2 mi).

Is 49096 a PO Box ZIP code?

49096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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