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49252

ZIP 49252 is Litchfield, Michigan, mostly in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale +3 more
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
2,556
Coordinates
42.0352, -84.7654
☼ Live from 49252 — Litchfield, MI

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Where 49252 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49252
  • 🔢 Type 49252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,252 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1759. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49251 (Leslie, MI, 35 mi away) and 49253 (Manitou Beach, MI, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49252 becomes 25294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22945, 24529, 24592, 24925, 25942, 29425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95422 in Clearlake, CA, 1,985 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯736 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49252 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 95.23°E — 1,301 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 07m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 49252 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,556This ZIP2,556
Households1,067This ZIP1,067
Housing units1,116This ZIP1,116
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,762This ZIP$55,762Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$144,800This ZIP$144,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$739This ZIP$739Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density59.9 / sq miThis ZIP59.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees1,082This ZIP1,082
Annual payroll$71,250,000This ZIP$71,250,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$66,307,000This ZIP$66,307,000

Land area

Land area42.68 sq miThis ZIP42.68 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 49252 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hillsdale County 80.8%
Branch County 7.7%
Jackson County 6.7%
Calhoun County 4.8%

Other place names in 49252

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ZIP codes near 49252

ZIPCityDistance
49258 Mosherville, MI 5.7 mi
49227 Allen, MI 5.9 mi
49250 Jonesville, MI 7.2 mi
49245 Homer, MI 7.6 mi
49082 Quincy, MI 8.7 mi
49241 Hanover, MI 9.7 mi
49092 Tekonsha, MI 10.9 mi
49237 Concord, MI 11.3 mi
49242 Hillsdale, MI 12.6 mi
49274 Reading, MI 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49252?

49252 is in Litchfield, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0352, -84.7654.

What county is 49252 in?

49252 spans 4 counties: Hillsdale County, Branch County, Jackson County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Hillsdale 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 49252?

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

What time zone is 49252 in?

49252 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49252?

About 2,556 people live in ZIP code 49252, in 1,067 households, at 59.9 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 49252?

$55,762 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49252?

The closest are 49258 (5.7 mi), 49227 (5.9 mi), 49250 (7.2 mi), 49245 (7.6 mi) and 49082 (8.7 mi).

Is 49252 a PO Box ZIP code?

49252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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