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49262

ZIP 49262 is North Adams, Michigan, in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
1,258
Coordinates
41.9636, -84.4683
☼ Live from 49262 — North Adams, MI

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Where 49262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49262
  • 🔢 Type 49262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,262 = 2 × 24631. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49261 (Napoleon, MI, 18 mi away) and 49263 (Norvell, MI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49262 becomes 26294 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley Head, WV, 333 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22469, 22649, 22946, 22964, 24269, 24962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96224 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,571 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯751 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49262 and you would come out at 41.96°S, 95.53°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 23.0 square miles of land, 49262 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,258This ZIP1,258
Households498This ZIP498
Housing units530This ZIP530
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,423This ZIP$54,423Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$144,900This ZIP$144,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$914This ZIP$914Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density54.6 / sq miThis ZIP54.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,288,000This ZIP$1,288,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$31,000,000This ZIP$31,000,000

Land area

Land area23.03 sq miThis ZIP23.03 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 49262

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

ZIP codes near 49262

ZIPCityDistance
49249 Jerome, MI 4.6 mi
49282 Somerset Center, MI 5.9 mi
49281 Somerset, MI 6.1 mi
49257 Moscow, MI 6.6 mi
49220 Addison, MI 7.1 mi
49233 Cement City, MI 8.5 mi
49250 Jonesville, MI 9.1 mi
49271 Pittsford, MI 9.1 mi
49266 Osseo, MI 9.5 mi
49242 Hillsdale, MI 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49262?

49262 is in North Adams, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9636, -84.4683.

What county is 49262 in?

49262 lies in Hillsdale County.

What area code is 49262?

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

What time zone is 49262 in?

49262 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49262?

About 1,258 people live in ZIP code 49262, in 498 households, at 54.6 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 49262?

$54,423 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49262?

The closest are 49249 (4.6 mi), 49282 (5.9 mi), 49281 (6.1 mi), 49257 (6.6 mi) and 49220 (7.1 mi).

Is 49262 a PO Box ZIP code?

49262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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