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49282

ZIP 49282 is Somerset Center, Michigan, in Hillsdale County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Hillsdale
Metro area
Hillsdale, MI
Population
82
Coordinates
42.0331, -84.4008
☼ Live from 49282 — Somerset Center, MI

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Where 49282 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49282
  • 🔢 Type 49282 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,282 = 2 × 41 × 601. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49281 (Somerset, MI, 1 mi away) and 49283 (Spring Arbor, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49282 becomes 28294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22849, 22948, 24829, 24892, 28429, 29482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94282 in Sacramento, CA, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯755 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49282 and you would come out at 42.03°S, 95.60°E — 1,312 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 49282 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population82This ZIP82
Households41This ZIP41
Housing units41This ZIP41
Median age65.6This ZIP65.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$34,911This ZIP$34,911Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density32.0 / sq miThis ZIP32.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,779,000This ZIP$1,779,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$8,258,000This ZIP$8,258,000

Land area

Land area2.57 sq miThis ZIP2.57 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 49282

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

ZIP codes near 49282

ZIPCityDistance
49281 Somerset, MI 1.3 mi
49233 Cement City, MI 2.6 mi
49249 Jerome, MI 2.8 mi
49220 Addison, MI 4.0 mi
49257 Moscow, MI 5.5 mi
49262 North Adams, MI 5.9 mi
49234 Clarklake, MI 6.7 mi
49246 Horton, MI 8.1 mi
49253 Manitou Beach, MI 8.4 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49282?

49282 is in Somerset Center, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, part of the Hillsdale, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0331, -84.4008.

What county is 49282 in?

49282 lies in Hillsdale County.

What area code is 49282?

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

What time zone is 49282 in?

49282 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49282?

About 82 people live in ZIP code 49282, in 41 households, at 32.0 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 49282?

$34,911 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49282?

The closest are 49281 (1.3 mi), 49233 (2.6 mi), 49249 (2.8 mi), 49220 (4 mi) and 49257 (5.5 mi).

Is 49282 a PO Box ZIP code?

49282 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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