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49221

ZIP 49221 is Adrian, Michigan, in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
41,087
Coordinates
41.9024, -84.0647
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Where 49221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49221
  • 🔢 Type 49221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,221 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1823. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49220 (Addison, MI, 16 mi away) and 49224 (Albion, MI, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49221 becomes 12294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12249, 12429, 12492, 12924, 12942, 19422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94122 in San Francisco, CA, 2,041 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯771 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49221 and you would come out at 41.90°S, 95.94°E — 1,293 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 119.9 square miles of land, 49221 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,087This ZIP41,087
Households15,658This ZIP15,658
Housing units17,187This ZIP17,187
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,977This ZIP$65,977Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$170,400This ZIP$170,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density342.7 / sq miThis ZIP342.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments819This ZIP819
Employees14,453This ZIP14,453
Annual payroll$671,869,000This ZIP$671,869,000
Tax returns filed17,180This ZIP17,180
Total adjusted gross income$971,699,000This ZIP$971,699,000

Land area

Land area119.88 sq miThis ZIP119.88 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 49221

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

ZIP codes near 49221

ZIPCityDistance
49268 Palmyra, MI 7.4 mi
49235 Clayton, MI 7.5 mi
49287 Tipton, MI 8.4 mi
49279 Sand Creek, MI 8.7 mi
49265 Onsted, MI 9.2 mi
49289 Weston, MI 9.3 mi
49286 Tecumseh, MI 10.1 mi
49248 Jasper, MI 10.4 mi
49253 Manitou Beach, MI 11.3 mi
49228 Blissfield, MI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49221?

49221 is in Adrian, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9024, -84.0647.

What county is 49221 in?

49221 lies in Lenawee County.

What area code is 49221?

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

What time zone is 49221 in?

49221 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49221?

About 41,087 people live in ZIP code 49221, in 15,658 households, at 342.7 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 49221?

$65,977 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49221?

The closest are 49268 (7.4 mi), 49235 (7.5 mi), 49287 (8.4 mi), 49279 (8.7 mi) and 49265 (9.2 mi).

Is 49221 a PO Box ZIP code?

49221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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