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49229

ZIP 49229 is Britton, Michigan, mostly in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee +2 more
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
3,540
Coordinates
41.9921, -83.8265
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Where 49229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49229
  • 🔢 Type 49229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,229 = 19 × 2591. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49228 (Blissfield, MI, 13 mi away) and 49230 (Brooklyn, MI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49229 becomes 92294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22949, 29429, 29492, 29924, 49922, 92249, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94922 in Bodega, CA, 2,063 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯784 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49229 and you would come out at 41.99°S, 96.17°E — 1,284 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 56.0 square miles of land, 49229 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,540This ZIP3,540
Households1,339This ZIP1,339
Housing units1,485This ZIP1,485
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,950This ZIP$94,950Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$226,600This ZIP$226,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$980This ZIP$980Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density63.2 / sq miThis ZIP63.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees278This ZIP278
Annual payroll$23,382,000This ZIP$23,382,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$118,094,000This ZIP$118,094,000

Land area

Land area56.00 sq miThis ZIP56.00 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 49229 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lenawee County 87.9%
Monroe County 10.8%
Washtenaw County 1.3%

Other place names in 49229

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ZIP codes near 49229

ZIPCityDistance
49286 Tecumseh, MI 5.5 mi
49238 Deerfield, MI 6.6 mi
48131 Dundee, MI 8.1 mi
49236 Clinton, MI 8.3 mi
48110 Azalia, MI 8.4 mi
48160 Milan, MI 9.8 mi
48176 Saline, MI 10.0 mi
49268 Palmyra, MI 10.0 mi
49270 Petersburg, MI 11.1 mi
48115 Bridgewater, MI 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49229?

49229 is in Britton, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9921, -83.8265.

What county is 49229 in?

49229 spans 3 counties: Lenawee County, Monroe County and Washtenaw County. Most of it falls in Lenawee 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 49229?

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

What time zone is 49229 in?

49229 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49229?

About 3,540 people live in ZIP code 49229, in 1,339 households, at 63.2 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 49229?

$94,950 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49229?

The closest are 49286 (5.5 mi), 49238 (6.6 mi), 48131 (8.1 mi), 49236 (8.3 mi) and 48110 (8.4 mi).

Is 49229 a PO Box ZIP code?

49229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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