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49268

ZIP 49268 is Palmyra, Michigan, in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
1,108
Coordinates
41.8687, -83.9290
☼ Live from 49268 — Palmyra, MI

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Where 49268 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49268
  • 🔢 Type 49268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,268 = 2 × 2 × 109 × 113. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49267 (Ottawa Lake, MI, 13 mi away) and 49269 (Parma, MI, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49268 becomes 86294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,224 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯778 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49268 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 96.07°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 49268 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,108This ZIP1,108
Households422This ZIP422
Housing units450This ZIP450
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,833This ZIP$80,833Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$164,600This ZIP$164,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$1,382,000This ZIP$1,382,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$30,379,000This ZIP$30,379,000

Land area

Land area22.92 sq miThis ZIP22.92 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49268

ZIPCityDistance
49228 Blissfield, MI 5.0 mi
49221 Adrian, MI 7.4 mi
49238 Deerfield, MI 7.7 mi
49248 Jasper, MI 8.8 mi
49276 Riga, MI 9.4 mi
49286 Tecumseh, MI 9.7 mi
49229 Britton, MI 10.0 mi
49279 Sand Creek, MI 10.9 mi
49289 Weston, MI 11.4 mi
43540 Metamora, OH 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49268?

49268 is in Palmyra, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8687, -83.9290.

What county is 49268 in?

49268 lies in Lenawee County.

What area code is 49268?

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

What time zone is 49268 in?

49268 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49268?

About 1,108 people live in ZIP code 49268, in 422 households, at 48.3 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 49268?

$80,833 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49268?

The closest are 49228 (5 mi), 49221 (7.4 mi), 49238 (7.7 mi), 49248 (8.8 mi) and 49276 (9.4 mi).

Is 49268 a PO Box ZIP code?

49268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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