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49241

ZIP 49241 is Hanover, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
2,279
Coordinates
42.1078, -84.6033
☼ Live from 49241 — Hanover, MI

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Where 49241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49241
  • 🔢 Type 49241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,241 = 41 × 1201. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49240 (Grass Lake, MI, 24 mi away) and 49242 (Hillsdale, MI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49241 becomes 14294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12449, 12494, 12944, 14429, 19244, 19424, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94142 in San Francisco, CA, 2,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯745 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49241 and you would come out at 42.11°S, 95.40°E — 1,306 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 49241 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,279This ZIP2,279
Households944This ZIP944
Housing units1,025This ZIP1,025
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,742This ZIP$81,742Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$222,600This ZIP$222,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density71.2 / sq miThis ZIP71.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$5,437,000This ZIP$5,437,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$67,733,000This ZIP$67,733,000

Land area

Land area32.02 sq miThis ZIP32.02 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 49241

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

ZIP codes near 49241

ZIPCityDistance
49258 Mosherville, MI 4.3 mi
49237 Concord, MI 5.1 mi
49246 Horton, MI 5.2 mi
49250 Jonesville, MI 6.1 mi
49257 Moscow, MI 6.3 mi
49283 Spring Arbor, MI 6.9 mi
49249 Jerome, MI 9.4 mi
49252 Litchfield, MI 9.7 mi
49245 Homer, MI 10.9 mi
49282 Somerset Center, MI 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49241?

49241 is in Hanover, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1078, -84.6033.

What county is 49241 in?

49241 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49241?

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

What time zone is 49241 in?

49241 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49241?

About 2,279 people live in ZIP code 49241, in 944 households, at 71.2 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 49241?

$81,742 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49241?

The closest are 49258 (4.3 mi), 49237 (5.1 mi), 49246 (5.2 mi), 49250 (6.1 mi) and 49257 (6.3 mi).

Is 49241 a PO Box ZIP code?

49241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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