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49234

ZIP 49234 is Clarklake, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
2,520
Coordinates
42.1270, -84.3687
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Where 49234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49234
  • 🔢 Type 49234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,234 = 2 × 103 × 239. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49233 (Cement City, MI, 5 mi away) and 49235 (Clayton, MI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49234 becomes 43294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23944, 24439, 24934, 24943, 29434, 32449, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93424 in Avila Beach, CA, 2,006 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 49234 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 95.63°E — 1,314 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, 49234 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,520This ZIP2,520
Households1,085This ZIP1,085
Housing units1,352This ZIP1,352
Median age52.7This ZIP52.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$110,313This ZIP$110,313Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$295,000This ZIP$295,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density118.1 / sq miThis ZIP118.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees629This ZIP629
Annual payroll$29,952,000This ZIP$29,952,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$167,271,000This ZIP$167,271,000

Land area

Land area21.34 sq miThis ZIP21.34 sq mi
Water area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49234

ZIPCityDistance
49233 Cement City, MI 4.5 mi
49203 Jackson, MI 6.7 mi
49282 Somerset Center, MI 6.7 mi
49261 Napoleon, MI 6.7 mi
49246 Horton, MI 6.9 mi
49254 Michigan Center, MI 7.2 mi
49281 Somerset, MI 7.2 mi
49249 Jerome, MI 8.1 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 8.2 mi
49204 Jackson, MI 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49234?

49234 is in Clarklake, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1270, -84.3687.

What county is 49234 in?

49234 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49234?

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

What time zone is 49234 in?

49234 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49234?

About 2,520 people live in ZIP code 49234, in 1,085 households, at 118.1 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 49234?

$110,313 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49234?

The closest are 49233 (4.5 mi), 49203 (6.7 mi), 49282 (6.7 mi), 49261 (6.7 mi) and 49246 (6.9 mi).

Is 49234 a PO Box ZIP code?

49234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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