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49254

ZIP 49254 is Michigan Center, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
3,484
Coordinates
42.2256, -84.3236
☼ Live from 49254 — Michigan Center, MI

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Where 49254 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 49254
  • 🔢 Type 49254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,254 = 2 × 3 × 8209. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49253 (Manitou Beach, MI, 18 mi away) and 49255 (Montgomery, MI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49254 becomes 45294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24459, 24549, 24594, 24945, 24954, 29445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95442 in Glen Ellen, CA, 2,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯760 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49254 and you would come out at 42.23°S, 95.68°E — 1,314 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 49254 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,484This ZIP3,484
Households1,665This ZIP1,665
Housing units1,812This ZIP1,812
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$172,100This ZIP$172,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,273This ZIP$1,273Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density1,327.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,327.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees934This ZIP934
Annual payroll$50,471,000This ZIP$50,471,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$94,976,000This ZIP$94,976,000

Land area

Land area2.63 sq miThis ZIP2.63 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 49254

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

ZIP codes near 49254

ZIPCityDistance
49203 Jackson, MI 4.0 mi
49204 Jackson, MI 4.2 mi
49202 Jackson, MI 5.3 mi
49261 Napoleon, MI 5.9 mi
49234 Clarklake, MI 7.2 mi
49240 Grass Lake, MI 8.0 mi
49263 Norvell, MI 8.6 mi
49201 Jackson, MI 9.0 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 10.8 mi
49259 Munith, MI 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49254?

49254 is in Michigan Center, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2256, -84.3236.

What county is 49254 in?

49254 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49254?

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

What time zone is 49254 in?

49254 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49254?

About 3,484 people live in ZIP code 49254, in 1,665 households, at 1,327.2 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 49254?

$63,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49254?

The closest are 49203 (4 mi), 49204 (4.2 mi), 49202 (5.3 mi), 49261 (5.9 mi) and 49234 (7.2 mi).

Is 49254 a PO Box ZIP code?

49254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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