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49233

ZIP 49233 is Cement City, Michigan, mostly in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
2,938
Coordinates
42.0618, -84.3670
☼ Live from 49233 — Cement City, MI

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Where 49233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49233
  • 🔢 Type 49233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,233 = 3 × 16411. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49232 (Camden, MI, 27 mi away) and 49234 (Clarklake, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49233 becomes 33294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23439, 23934, 23943, 29334, 29433, 32439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93423 in Atascadero, CA, 1,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯757 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49233 and you would come out at 42.06°S, 95.63°E — 1,312 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 21.3 square miles of land, 49233 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,938This ZIP2,938
Households1,150This ZIP1,150
Housing units1,366This ZIP1,366
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,250This ZIP$81,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$229,600This ZIP$229,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,012This ZIP$1,012Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%This ZIP33.5%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density137.7 / sq miThis ZIP137.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees386This ZIP386
Annual payroll$20,986,000This ZIP$20,986,000
Tax returns filed1,400This ZIP1,400
Total adjusted gross income$108,840,000This ZIP$108,840,000

Land area

Land area21.34 sq miThis ZIP21.34 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Counties 49233 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 36.5%
Hillsdale County 35.5%
Lenawee County 28.0%

Other place names in 49233

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

ZIP codes near 49233

ZIPCityDistance
49282 Somerset Center, MI 2.6 mi
49281 Somerset, MI 2.8 mi
49234 Clarklake, MI 4.5 mi
49220 Addison, MI 4.6 mi
49249 Jerome, MI 5.0 mi
49257 Moscow, MI 7.0 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 7.9 mi
49246 Horton, MI 8.2 mi
49262 North Adams, MI 8.5 mi
49253 Manitou Beach, MI 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49233?

49233 is in Cement City, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0618, -84.3670.

What county is 49233 in?

49233 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Hillsdale County and Lenawee County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 49233?

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

What time zone is 49233 in?

49233 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49233?

About 2,938 people live in ZIP code 49233, in 1,150 households, at 137.7 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 49233?

$81,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49233?

The closest are 49282 (2.6 mi), 49281 (2.8 mi), 49234 (4.5 mi), 49220 (4.6 mi) and 49249 (5 mi).

Is 49233 a PO Box ZIP code?

49233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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