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49255

ZIP 49255 is Montgomery, Michigan, mostly in Branch County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Branch +1 more
Metro area
Coldwater, MI
Population
2,072
Coordinates
41.7683, -84.8629
☼ Live from 49255 — Montgomery, MI

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Where 49255 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 49255
  • 🔢 Type 49255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,255 = 5 × 9851. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49254 (Michigan Center, MI, 42 mi away) and 49256 (Morenci, MI, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49255 becomes 55294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24595, 29455, 29545, 29554, 49525, 52549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95524 in Bayside, CA, 2,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯729 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49255 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 95.14°E — 1,307 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 39.9 square miles of land, 49255 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,072This ZIP2,072
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units837This ZIP837
Median age30.3This ZIP30.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,346This ZIP$51,346Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$141,400This ZIP$141,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$908This ZIP$908Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density51.9 / sq miThis ZIP51.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$249,000This ZIP$249,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$32,797,000This ZIP$32,797,000

Land area

Land area39.90 sq miThis ZIP39.90 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 49255 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Branch County 61.1%
Hillsdale County 38.9%

Other place names in 49255

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

ZIP codes near 49255

ZIPCityDistance
46737 Fremont, IN 4.2 mi
49274 Reading, MI 7.6 mi
49232 Camden, MI 10.4 mi
46703 Angola, IN 11.0 mi
49082 Quincy, MI 12.0 mi
49036 Coldwater, MI 12.8 mi
43518 Edon, OH 13.0 mi
49239 Frontier, MI 13.3 mi
49227 Allen, MI 13.4 mi
49242 Hillsdale, MI 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49255?

49255 is in Montgomery, Michigan, in Branch County, part of the Coldwater, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7683, -84.8629.

What county is 49255 in?

49255 spans 2 counties: Branch County and Hillsdale County. Most of it falls in Branch 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 49255?

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

What time zone is 49255 in?

49255 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49255?

About 2,072 people live in ZIP code 49255, in 614 households, at 51.9 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 49255?

$51,346 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49255?

The closest are 46737 (4.2 mi), 49274 (7.6 mi), 49232 (10.4 mi), 46703 (11 mi) and 49082 (12 mi).

Is 49255 a PO Box ZIP code?

49255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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