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49274

ZIP 49274 is Reading, Michigan, mostly in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale +1 more
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
3,679
Coordinates
41.8467, -84.7598
☼ Live from 49274 — Reading, MI

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Where 49274 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49274
  • 🔢 Type 49274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,274 = 2 × 71 × 347. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49272 (Pleasant Lake, MI, 43 mi away) and 49276 (Riga, MI, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49274 becomes 47294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97442 in Glendale, OR, 1,959 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯735 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49274 and you would come out at 41.85°S, 95.24°E — 1,308 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 61.7 square miles of land, 49274 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,679This ZIP3,679
Households1,533This ZIP1,533
Housing units2,008This ZIP2,008
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,087This ZIP$58,087Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$171,100This ZIP$171,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$809This ZIP$809Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density59.7 / sq miThis ZIP59.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees263This ZIP263
Annual payroll$11,336,000This ZIP$11,336,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$86,779,000This ZIP$86,779,000

Land area

Land area61.66 sq miThis ZIP61.66 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Counties 49274 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hillsdale County 83.9%
Branch County 16.1%

Other place names in 49274

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

ZIP codes near 49274

ZIPCityDistance
49227 Allen, MI 7.2 mi
49242 Hillsdale, MI 7.6 mi
49255 Montgomery, MI 7.6 mi
49232 Camden, MI 8.8 mi
49082 Quincy, MI 8.9 mi
49239 Frontier, MI 9.1 mi
49266 Osseo, MI 11.0 mi
46737 Fremont, IN 11.7 mi
49252 Litchfield, MI 13.0 mi
49250 Jonesville, MI 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49274?

49274 is in Reading, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8467, -84.7598.

What county is 49274 in?

49274 spans 2 counties: Hillsdale County and Branch County. Most of it falls in Hillsdale County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49274?

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

What time zone is 49274 in?

49274 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49274?

About 3,679 people live in ZIP code 49274, in 1,533 households, at 59.7 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 49274?

$58,087 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49274?

The closest are 49227 (7.2 mi), 49242 (7.6 mi), 49255 (7.6 mi), 49232 (8.8 mi) and 49082 (8.9 mi).

Is 49274 a PO Box ZIP code?

49274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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