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49283

ZIP 49283 is Spring Arbor, Michigan, in Jackson County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Jackson
Metro area
Jackson, MI
Population
5,039
Coordinates
42.2014, -84.5561
☼ Live from 49283 — Spring Arbor, MI

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Where 49283 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49283
  • 🔢 Type 49283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,283 = 13 × 17 × 223. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49282 (Somerset Center, MI, 14 mi away) and 49284 (Springport, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49283 becomes 38294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23894, 24839, 24938, 24983, 28349, 28394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93428 in Cambria, CA, 1,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯748 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49283 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 95.44°E — 1,304 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 14.5 square miles of land, 49283 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,039This ZIP5,039
Households1,279This ZIP1,279
Housing units1,444This ZIP1,444
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$108,464This ZIP$108,464Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$218,400This ZIP$218,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,244This ZIP$1,244Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density348.3 / sq miThis ZIP348.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,747This ZIP1,747
Annual payroll$53,106,000This ZIP$53,106,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$111,033,000This ZIP$111,033,000

Land area

Land area14.47 sq miThis ZIP14.47 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 49283

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ZIP codes near 49283

ZIPCityDistance
49237 Concord, MI 5.1 mi
49246 Horton, MI 6.1 mi
49269 Parma, MI 6.1 mi
49241 Hanover, MI 6.9 mi
49203 Jackson, MI 8.0 mi
49204 Jackson, MI 8.5 mi
49202 Jackson, MI 8.7 mi
49201 Jackson, MI 9.2 mi
49257 Moscow, MI 10.5 mi
49234 Clarklake, MI 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49283?

49283 is in Spring Arbor, Michigan, in Jackson County, part of the Jackson, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2014, -84.5561.

What county is 49283 in?

49283 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 49283?

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

What time zone is 49283 in?

49283 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49283?

About 5,039 people live in ZIP code 49283, in 1,279 households, at 348.3 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 49283?

$108,464 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49283?

The closest are 49237 (5.1 mi), 49246 (6.1 mi), 49269 (6.1 mi), 49241 (6.9 mi) and 49203 (8 mi).

Is 49283 a PO Box ZIP code?

49283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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