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49242

ZIP 49242 is Hillsdale, Michigan, in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
14,750
Coordinates
41.8863, -84.6227
☼ Live from 49242 — Hillsdale, MI

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Where 49242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49242
  • 🔢 Type 49242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,242 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 283. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49241 (Hanover, MI, 15 mi away) and 49245 (Homer, MI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49242 becomes 24294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24924, 29424, 29442, 49224, 49422, 92244). The farthest-flung twin is 92244 in El Centro, CA, 1,807 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯742 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49242 and you would come out at 41.89°S, 95.38°E — 1,313 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 90.6 square miles of land, 49242 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,750This ZIP14,750
Households5,427This ZIP5,427
Housing units6,576This ZIP6,576
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,029This ZIP$61,029Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$183,700This ZIP$183,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$806This ZIP$806Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density162.8 / sq miThis ZIP162.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments338This ZIP338
Employees5,185This ZIP5,185
Annual payroll$245,514,000This ZIP$245,514,000
Tax returns filed6,220This ZIP6,220
Total adjusted gross income$367,698,000This ZIP$367,698,000

Land area

Land area90.61 sq miThis ZIP90.61 sq mi
Water area2.67 sq miThis ZIP2.67 sq mi

Other place names in 49242

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

ZIP codes near 49242

ZIPCityDistance
49266 Osseo, MI 5.1 mi
49239 Frontier, MI 7.2 mi
49274 Reading, MI 7.6 mi
49227 Allen, MI 8.9 mi
49250 Jonesville, MI 9.4 mi
49271 Pittsford, MI 9.5 mi
49262 North Adams, MI 9.6 mi
49232 Camden, MI 10.3 mi
49258 Mosherville, MI 12.1 mi
49252 Litchfield, MI 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49242?

49242 is in Hillsdale, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8863, -84.6227.

What county is 49242 in?

49242 lies in Hillsdale County.

What area code is 49242?

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

What time zone is 49242 in?

49242 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49242?

About 14,750 people live in ZIP code 49242, in 5,427 households, at 162.8 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 49242?

$61,029 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49242?

The closest are 49266 (5.1 mi), 49239 (7.2 mi), 49274 (7.6 mi), 49227 (8.9 mi) and 49250 (9.4 mi).

Is 49242 a PO Box ZIP code?

49242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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