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49277

ZIP 49277 is Rives Junction, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
2,924
Coordinates
42.3887, -84.4693
☼ Live from 49277 — Rives Junction, MI

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Where 49277 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49277
  • 🔢 Type 49277 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49277 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49276 (Riga, MI, 54 mi away) and 49279 (Sand Creek, MI, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49277 becomes 77294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24977, 27497, 27947, 27974, 29477, 49727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94277 in Sacramento, CA, 1,948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯755 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49277 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 95.53°E — 1,302 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 33.0 square miles of land, 49277 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,924This ZIP2,924
Households1,098This ZIP1,098
Housing units1,228This ZIP1,228
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,912This ZIP$91,912Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$217,500This ZIP$217,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density88.6 / sq miThis ZIP88.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$3,076,000This ZIP$3,076,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$100,810,000This ZIP$100,810,000

Land area

Land area33.02 sq miThis ZIP33.02 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49277

ZIPCityDistance
49201 Jackson, MI 5.4 mi
49251 Leslie, MI 5.9 mi
49264 Onondaga, MI 5.9 mi
49272 Pleasant Lake, MI 6.0 mi
49202 Jackson, MI 8.9 mi
49269 Parma, MI 9.0 mi
49204 Jackson, MI 10.5 mi
49259 Munith, MI 10.9 mi
49284 Springport, MI 11.3 mi
49203 Jackson, MI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49277?

49277 is in Rives Junction, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3887, -84.4693.

What county is 49277 in?

49277 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49277?

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

What time zone is 49277 in?

49277 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49277?

About 2,924 people live in ZIP code 49277, in 1,098 households, at 88.6 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 49277?

$91,912 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49277?

The closest are 49201 (5.4 mi), 49251 (5.9 mi), 49264 (5.9 mi), 49272 (6 mi) and 49202 (8.9 mi).

Is 49277 a PO Box ZIP code?

49277 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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