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49256

ZIP 49256 is Morenci, Michigan, in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
3,797
Coordinates
41.7468, -84.2145
☼ Live from 49256 — Morenci, MI

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Where 49256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49256
  • 🔢 Type 49256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 47 × 131. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49255 (Montgomery, MI, 33 mi away) and 49257 (Moscow, MI, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49256 becomes 65294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,230 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯762 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49256 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 95.79°E — 1,295 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 60.5 square miles of land, 49256 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,797This ZIP3,797
Households1,508This ZIP1,508
Housing units1,661This ZIP1,661
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,880This ZIP$62,880Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$129,400This ZIP$129,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$872This ZIP$872Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density62.7 / sq miThis ZIP62.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees328This ZIP328
Annual payroll$12,835,000This ZIP$12,835,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$88,375,000This ZIP$88,375,000

Land area

Land area60.54 sq miThis ZIP60.54 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 49256

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ZIP codes near 49256

ZIPCityDistance
49289 Weston, MI 5.8 mi
49279 Sand Creek, MI 6.1 mi
43521 Fayette, OH 7.4 mi
43533 Lyons, OH 7.8 mi
49235 Clayton, MI 8.1 mi
49247 Hudson, MI 8.9 mi
49248 Jasper, MI 10.5 mi
49288 Waldron, MI 11.1 mi
43567 Wauseon, OH 11.8 mi
49221 Adrian, MI 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49256?

49256 is in Morenci, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7468, -84.2145.

What county is 49256 in?

49256 lies in Lenawee County.

What area code is 49256?

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

What time zone is 49256 in?

49256 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49256?

About 3,797 people live in ZIP code 49256, in 1,508 households, at 62.7 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 49256?

$62,880 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49256?

The closest are 49289 (5.8 mi), 49279 (6.1 mi), 43521 (7.4 mi), 43533 (7.8 mi) and 49235 (8.1 mi).

Is 49256 a PO Box ZIP code?

49256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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