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49253

ZIP 49253 is Manitou Beach, Michigan, in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
3,009
Coordinates
41.9615, -84.2693
☼ Live from 49253 — Manitou Beach, MI

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Where 49253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49253
  • 🔢 Type 49253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49253 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49252 (Litchfield, MI, 26 mi away) and 49254 (Michigan Center, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49253 becomes 35294 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23459, 23954, 24539, 24593, 24935, 25943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95432 in Elk, CA, 2,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯761 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49253 and you would come out at 41.96°S, 95.73°E — 1,304 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 49253 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,009This ZIP3,009
Households1,367This ZIP1,367
Housing units2,078This ZIP2,078
Median age54.6This ZIP54.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,069This ZIP$89,069Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$255,000This ZIP$255,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,263This ZIP$1,263Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%This ZIP34.0%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density127.5 / sq miThis ZIP127.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$7,225,000This ZIP$7,225,000
Tax returns filed1,570This ZIP1,570
Total adjusted gross income$153,778,000This ZIP$153,778,000

Land area

Land area23.60 sq miThis ZIP23.60 sq mi
Water area2.86 sq miThis ZIP2.86 sq mi

Other place names in 49253

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

ZIP codes near 49253

ZIPCityDistance
49220 Addison, MI 4.3 mi
49265 Onsted, MI 5.7 mi
49281 Somerset, MI 7.1 mi
49235 Clayton, MI 7.6 mi
49282 Somerset Center, MI 8.4 mi
49233 Cement City, MI 8.6 mi
49247 Hudson, MI 9.3 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 9.3 mi
49262 North Adams, MI 10.2 mi
49249 Jerome, MI 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49253?

49253 is in Manitou Beach, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9615, -84.2693.

What county is 49253 in?

49253 lies in Lenawee County.

What area code is 49253?

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

What time zone is 49253 in?

49253 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49253?

About 3,009 people live in ZIP code 49253, in 1,367 households, at 127.5 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 49253?

$89,069 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49253?

The closest are 49220 (4.3 mi), 49265 (5.7 mi), 49281 (7.1 mi), 49235 (7.6 mi) and 49282 (8.4 mi).

Is 49253 a PO Box ZIP code?

49253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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