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49266

ZIP 49266 is Osseo, Michigan, in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
2,982
Coordinates
41.8398, -84.5468
☼ Live from 49266 — Osseo, MI

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Where 49266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49266
  • 🔢 Type 49266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,266 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49265 (Onsted, MI, 22 mi away) and 49267 (Ottawa Lake, MI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49266 becomes 66294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29646, 29664, 46296, 46926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,709 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯746 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49266 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 95.45°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 45.0 square miles of land, 49266 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,982This ZIP2,982
Households1,200This ZIP1,200
Housing units1,549This ZIP1,549
Median age55.3This ZIP55.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,173This ZIP$66,173Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$170,800This ZIP$170,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,108This ZIP$1,108Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density66.3 / sq miThis ZIP66.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees121This ZIP121
Annual payroll$5,131,000This ZIP$5,131,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$74,355,000This ZIP$74,355,000

Land area

Land area44.97 sq miThis ZIP44.97 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49266

ZIPCityDistance
49271 Pittsford, MI 4.9 mi
49239 Frontier, MI 5.0 mi
49242 Hillsdale, MI 5.1 mi
49232 Camden, MI 9.2 mi
49262 North Adams, MI 9.5 mi
49288 Waldron, MI 9.5 mi
49247 Hudson, MI 10.7 mi
49274 Reading, MI 11.0 mi
43501 Alvordton, OH 12.3 mi
43554 Pioneer, OH 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49266?

49266 is in Osseo, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8398, -84.5468.

What county is 49266 in?

49266 lies in Hillsdale County.

What area code is 49266?

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

What time zone is 49266 in?

49266 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49266?

About 2,982 people live in ZIP code 49266, in 1,200 households, at 66.3 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 49266?

$66,173 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49266?

The closest are 49271 (4.9 mi), 49239 (5 mi), 49242 (5.1 mi), 49232 (9.2 mi) and 49262 (9.5 mi).

Is 49266 a PO Box ZIP code?

49266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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