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49261

ZIP 49261 is Napoleon, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
199
Coordinates
42.1627, -84.2470
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Where 49261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49261
  • 🔢 Type 49261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49259 (Munith, MI, 15 mi away) and 49262 (North Adams, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49261 becomes 16294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12469, 12496, 12946, 12964, 14269, 14692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96214 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,694 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯764 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49261 and you would come out at 42.16°S, 95.75°E — 1,309 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 0.729 square miles of land, 49261 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 353 football fields.
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People and housing

Population199This ZIP199
Households79This ZIP79
Housing units137This ZIP137
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,875This ZIP$91,875Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$208,800This ZIP$208,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute48.8 minThis ZIP48.8 min
Population density273.0 / sq miThis ZIP273.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees287This ZIP287
Annual payroll$10,546,000This ZIP$10,546,000

Land area

Land area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 49261

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

ZIP codes near 49261

ZIPCityDistance
49263 Norvell, MI 3.3 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 5.2 mi
49254 Michigan Center, MI 5.9 mi
49234 Clarklake, MI 6.7 mi
49240 Grass Lake, MI 8.3 mi
49203 Jackson, MI 8.9 mi
49233 Cement City, MI 9.3 mi
49204 Jackson, MI 9.8 mi
49202 Jackson, MI 11.1 mi
48158 Manchester, MI 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49261?

49261 is in Napoleon, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1627, -84.2470.

What county is 49261 in?

49261 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49261?

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

What time zone is 49261 in?

49261 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49261?

About 199 people live in ZIP code 49261, in 79 households, at 273.0 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 49261?

$91,875 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49261?

The closest are 49263 (3.3 mi), 49230 (5.2 mi), 49254 (5.9 mi), 49234 (6.7 mi) and 49240 (8.3 mi).

Is 49261 a PO Box ZIP code?

49261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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